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Purple-backed Thornbill / Ramphomicron microrhynchum LC

  • Synonyms Purple backed Thornbill, Stanley's Thornbill, Thorn-billed Hummingbird
  • Old latin name for bird Ornismya microrhyncha

Purple-backed Thornbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, foraging call, © Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Call, territorial, © Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 9.
    Call, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Black-backed Thornbill
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Where to see Purple-backed Thornbill

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion n Venezuela to Bolivia

Purple-backed Thornbill subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ramphomicron microrhynchum albiventrec Peru-No
Ramphomicron microrhynchum andicolaw Venezuela-No
Ramphomicron microrhynchum bolivianumc Bolivia-No
Ramphomicron microrhynchum microrhynchumColombia, Ecuador and nw Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolibrí bec-curt violaci
Chinese紫背刺嘴蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紫背刺嘴蜂鳥
Croatiantrnokljuni kolibrić
CzechKolibrík drobnozobý, kolibřík nachovohřbetý, trnozobčík drobný
DanishPurpurrygget Tornnæbskolibri
DutchPerperrug-doornsnavel, Purperrugdoornsnavel
Finnishpurppuranysäkolibri
FrenchBec-court violacé, Colibri à petit bec
GermanKleinschnabel-Kolibri, Purpur-Kurzschnabelkolibri, Kurzschnabelkolibri, Kleinschnabelkolibri
Hungarianpiroscsőrű tüskecsőrű-kolibri
ItalianBecco a spina dorsopurpureo, Spinibecco dorsoviola
Japaneseトゲハシハチドリ
Lithuanianpurpurinis trumpasnapis kolibris
Norwegianpurpurryggkolibri
Norwegian NynorskPurpurryggkolibri
Polishkolcodziobek fioletowy
Portuguesecolibri-agulha-comum, bico-de-espinho-púrpura
RussianПурпурный короткоклюв, Пурпурноспинный короткоклювый колибри, Фиолетовоспинный колибри-шипоклюв
SerbianTrnokljuni kolibri ljubičastih leđa
Slovaktrnozobka krátkozobá, vrchárik krátkozobý
SpanishColibrí Pico Espina, Picoespina Dorsimorado, Colibrí piquicorto común, Tucusito Coludo Chico
Swedishpurpurryggig nålnäbb, Purpurryggad nålnäbb
TurkishMor iğnegaga, Mor İğnegaga
Ukrainianколібрі-короткодзьоб пурпуровий