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  • Synonyms Northern Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Salvin's Hummingbird
  • Old latin name for bird Amazilia salvini, Amazilia violiceps, Leucolia violiceps, Agyrtria violiceps, Cyanomyia violiceps, Cyanomyia salvini, Uranomitra salvini, Amazilia verticalis

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Where to see Violet-crowned Hummingbird

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America
  • Breeding subregion sw USA to sw Mexico

Violet-crowned Hummingbird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ramosomyia violiceps elliotisw USA to nw, c Mexico-No
Ramosomyia violiceps violicepssw Mexico-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolibrí amazília de capell violaci
Chinese紫冠蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紫頂蜂鳥
Croatiansafirastoglavi kolibrić
Czechkolibřík fialovokorunkatý, Kolibrík fialovokorunkatý
DanishVioletkronet Snebryst
DutchVioletkapamazilia, Violetkruinkolibrie
Finnishluumulakkikolibri
FrenchColibri à couronne violette, Ariane à couronne violette
GermanViolettscheitelamazilie, Veilchenscheitel-Amazilie, Veichenscheitelamazilie, Veilchenscheitelamazilie
Hungarianibolyakékvállú amazília
IcelandicBakkabríi
ItalianAmazilia corona violetta, Colibrì capoviola
Japaneseスミレハチドリ
Latvianvijolīšu kolibri
Lithuanianvioletavainikė žalioji amazilija
Norwegianfioletthettekolibri
Norwegian NynorskFioletthettekolibri
Polishszmaragdzik fioletowy
Portuguesebeija-flor-de-coroa-violeta, colibri-de-coroa-violeta
RussianФиолетовоголовая амазилия, Разноцветная амазилия, Фиолетовошапочная амазилия
SerbianAmazilija kolibri ljubičaste glave
Slovakkolibrík hnedo-biely
SpanishColibri Corona-violeta, Colibrí Corona Violeta, Amazilia coronivioleta, Amazilia de Coronilla Violeta, Colibrí Corona-violeta
SwedishVitbröstad kolibri, violettkronad smaragd
TurkishMor Alınlı Kolibri
Ukrainianагиртрія фіолетовоголова