Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Amazilia violiceps

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Code 4

VCHU

Code 6

AMAVIO

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Needle
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Iridescent blue
Forehead Color: Iridescent blue
Nape Color: Iridescent blue
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 11-11 cm (4.25-4.5 in)
Weight: 6 g (0.2 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Green, White, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Bronze-green
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Quick flight with extremely rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 14 cm (5.5 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Notched Tail, Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Green
Under Tail: Green
Leg Color: Black

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