Brown Violetear

Colibri delphinae (Lesson, RP, 1839)

12 cmLength6.4 gWeight

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica

Brown Violetear has been recorded at 256 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

WildSumaco LodgeEcuador4,164 records
Alto Anchicayá - El DescansoColombia2,960 records
Alambi ReserveEcuador2,566 records

More places

RNA Proaves El Dorado – LodgeColombia2,389 records
Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica2,013 records
La Florida - Bosque de Las AvesColombia1,895 records
Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica1,841 records
El Dorado ProAves ReserveColombia1,563 records
Finca Alejandría "El Paraiso de Los Colibries"Colombia1,545 records
Tandayapa Bird LodgeEcuador1,471 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Colombia Costa Rica Peru Trinidad & Tobago Panama Honduras Venezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The brown violetear (Colibri delphinae) is a large hummingbird that breeds at middle elevations in the mountains in Central America, and western and northern South America (primarily the Andes and the tepuis) with isolated populations on Trinidad and in the Brazilian state Bahia.

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Questions

How big is the Brown Violetear?

The Brown Violetear is about 12 cm long and weighs around 6.4 g.

Where does the Brown Violetear live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Guatemala to northern, western South America and eastern Brazil (Bahia). It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica.