White-vented violetear

White-vented violetear
A male white-vented violetear at São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Colibri
Species: C. serrirostris
Binomial name
Colibri serrirostris
(Vieillot, 1816)
Range of C. serrirostris

The white-vented violetear (Colibri serrirostris) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Trochilinae.[2]

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and heavily degraded former forest.[1]

Adult male

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