Violet-crowned
Common name: Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Scientific name: Ramosomyia violiceps
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds
The Violet-crowned hummingbird is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs 5.1 to 5.8 g (0.18 to 0.20 oz).
This attractive hummingbird has pure white underparts. Also note the bright red bill with black tip, purple crown, and dull brown back. Prefers riparian habitats, such as woodlands along rivers. Common in Mexico; only known from a few locations in the U.S., but unmistakable in the U.S. range. Visits hummingbird feeders.
2 subspecies:
R. v. ellioti
Distribution extreme SW USA (SE Arizona, SW New Mexico) S to NW and C Mexico (to C Michoacán and Hidalgo).R. v. violiceps
Distribution SW Mexico (E Michoacán to Puebla and NW Oaxaca).
taken in Mexico
taken in the United States
