White-vented Violetear

Common name: White-vented Violetear
Scientific name: Colibri serrirostris
Clades: Polytminae - Mangoes

The White-vented violetear is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 5.6 to 6.8 g (0.20 to 0.24 oz).

White-vented violetear males have mostly shiny green bodies, and their colors are lighter than those of other violetears. At the rump, it is yellow-green with a blue shimmer. Its tail is glittering green with a wide steel-blue band at its end. In the undertail coverts, the color is pure white. The area around the ear and behind the eye is violet blue. Females are paler and grayer than males.

In upland habitats between 1000-1500 meters, they are most common, but they are also found at a wide range of elevations. The White-vented Violetear often perches in low vegetation near flowering areas and calls constantly.