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Violet-bellied Hummingbird
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Violet-bellied Hummingbird

Chlorestes julie
BirdNET IDBN01970
Taxon groupAves
CommonnessCommon (71/100)
How often it is observed on iNaturalist compared with other Aves, not how abundant it is
Image sourceiNaturalist
AvicommonsPhoto by Jeff Pavlik (cc-by-nc-2.0)
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Description wikipedia

The violet-bellied hummingbird (Chlorestes julie) is a species of hummingbird characterized by the male's shimmering violet belly. The violet-bellied hummingbird is characterized by the male's shimmering violet belly. The rest of its body is just as brilliant; its back and crown being a metallic green. The violet belly, however, is not shared between the sexes as this species exhibits sexual dimorphism. The characteristics they do share include long, rounded tails, straight and short bills, and pink lower mandibles. Adult: The male violet-bellied hummingbird is more brightly colored than its female counterpart. Its breast and belly is a violet blue while its back, crown, and throat is a metallic green. While the rump is more of a bronze green. The rectrices are a blue black while the belly and undertail coverts are a dull black with a blue/green sheen. Around the tibia are white tufts which are framed by partly white spots on its belly. The feathers on its wings are dusky with a purple sheen. On average males are 7.5 cm long and weigh 3.4 g. The female violet-bellied hummingbird is more dull than its male counterpart. Though its back, crown, and throat, is a similar metallic bronze green, its belly is a pale gray rather than a bright violet. Its rump and uppertail coverts are more bronze than green while undertail coverts are a dull brown gray. The rectrices can also be a blue black or a blueish green, and the outer rectrices are tipped with pale gray. Similar to the males, the females' wings are dusky with a purple sheen. Commonly in subspecies panamensis, the sides of the throat may be spotted with metallic green. On average females are 7 cm long and weigh 3.0 g. Juvenile plumage has only been documented for immature males. They appear similar to an adult female although they may have some patches of violet on their belly or a sparkling green foreneck. The molt pattern of this species is also yet to be described.

Translated Descriptions (12)

cs
Kolibřík fialovobřichý (Chlorestes julie) je druh kolibříka, pro který je charakteristické třpytivé fialové břicho samce.
de wikipedia
Die Juliakolibri (Chlorestes julie; Syn. Juliamyia julie, Damophila julie, Ornismyia julie) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Kolibris (Trochilidae). Die Art kommt in den Ländern Panama, Kolumbien, Ecuador und Peru vor. Der Bestand wird von der IUCN als nicht gefährdet (Least Concern) eingeschätzt.
es wikipedia
El colibrí de Julia (Chlorestes julie), también denominado colibrí pechiverde o damófila pechiverde (en Colombia), colibrí ventrivioleta (en Ecuador y Panamá), colibrí de vientre violeta (en Perú) o tucusito azul, es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Trochilidae —los colibríes— perteneciente al género Chlorestes, anteriormente incluida en el género monotípico Juliamyia. Es nativo del este de América Central y noroeste de América del Sur.
fi wikipedia
Kobolttikolibri (Damophila julie) on neotrooppisella alueella elävä kiitäjälintu. Se on sukunsa ainoa laji. Sen esiintymisalue ulottuu Panaman keskiosista Kolumbiaan, läntiseen Ecuadoriin ja luoteiseen Peruun. Lajista tunnetaan kolme alalajia. Jules Bourcier kuvaili lajin holotyypin Kolumbian Tunjasta vuonna 1842.
fr wikipedia
Le Colibri de Julie (Chlorestes julie) ou Colibri Julie, est une espèce d'oiseaux de la sous-famille des Trochilinae. Ses habitats sont les forêts tropicales et subtropicales humides ou sèches de basses altitude mais aussi les anciennes forêts lourdement dégradées. Le colibri de Julie se trouve en Colombie, au Panama, en Équateur et au Pérou.
it wikipedia
Il colibrì panciaviola o colibrì ventreviola (Chlorestes julie (Bourcier, 1843)) è un uccello della famiglia dei Trochilidi. Gli esemplari di colibrì panciaviola presentano il tipico piumaggio iridescente dai colori metallici dei colibrì e come molti di questi mostra un certo grado di dimorfismo sessuale. I maschi adulti presentano, infatti, la parte superiore del corpo verde metallizzata, la groppa di un verde bronzeo e la gola e lati inferiori della testa di colore metallizzato verde brillante. Il petto e i fianchi sono invece di un colore blu violaceo metallico; il ventre e le penne copritrici del sottocoda sono di colore nero opaco, con riflessi verde-blu o verde opaco. Le ali sono scure, con riflessi viola e le remiganti della coda di colore blu-nero; i ciuffi tibiali sono bianchi e i lati della pancia ad essi adiacenti in parte bianchi. Le femmine hanno invece le parti superiori del corpo di colore verde-bronzo metallizzato, con la parte posteriore e le penne copritrici superiori della coda più bronzee. Le Parti inferiori del corpo sono grigio chiare, il petto è più bianco e in alcuni individui, specialmente in quelli appartenenti alla sottospecie panamense C. j. panamensis, i lati della gola sono macchiati di verde metallico.Le penne copritrici del sottocoda sono di color grigio marroni opaco. Le ali, così come nei maschi, sono scure con riflessi violacei mentre le remiganti vanno dal blu-nero al verde-bluastro opaco, con le due più esterne che hanno la punta grigia pallida. Gli individui immaturi hanno una colorazione simile a quella delle femmine, sennonché alcuni presentano la parte centrale del collo macchiata di un colore verde-bluastro brillante.
nl wikipedia
De paarsbuikkolibrie (Chlorestes julie synoniemen: Juliamyia julie en Damophila julie) is een kolibrie die voorkomt in Midden- en Zuid-Amerika. De soort is in 1843 beschreven door de Franse ornitholoog Jules Bourcier, die deze vogel noemde naar de vrouw van een collega-ornitholoog met wie hij nauw samenwerkte.
pl
Szafirek niebieskobrzuchy (Chlorestes julie) to gatunek kolibra charakteryzujący się mieniącym się fioletowym upierzeniem brzucha u samców.
pt
O beija-flor-de-barriga-azul (Chlorestes julie) é uma espécie de beija-flor caracterizada pelo ventre violeta cintilante do macho.
ru wikipedia
Фиолетовобрюхая дамофила (лат. Chlorestes julie) — вид птиц из семейства колибри'. Выделяют три подвида. Длина около 8,1 см, клюв 1,3 см. Верхняя часть тела самцов переливается зелёным, а верхняя часть головы и горло блестят золотисто-зелёным. Самка немного меньше самца. Бока и горло иногда покрыты зелеными пятнами. Обитают в Колумбии, Эквадоре, Панаме и Перу. Иногда их наблюдают в Коста-Рике. Естественной средой обитания этих птиц являются как сухие, так и влажные субтропические и тропические леса, а равно бывшие (сведенные) леса.
sv wikipedia
Violettbukig safir (Chlorestes julie) är en fågel i familjen kolibrier.
zh wikipedia
紫腹蜂鸟(学名:Chlorestes julie)是雨燕目蜂鸟科的一种鸟类。 紫腹蜂鸟体重约3.3克,翼长约43.1毫米,嘴峰长约16毫米,喙宽度约1毫米,喙厚度约1.6毫米,跗蹠长约4.1毫米,尾长约26毫米。紫腹蜂鸟在其分布区内为留鸟,其栖息在密集的高大树木组成的森林中,食性为草食性,主要食物来源是植物的花蜜。

Common Names (33 locales)

af Perspenskolibrie
bg Виолетовокоремо колибри
ca colibrí de Julie
cs kolibřík fialovobřichý
da Violetbuget Kolibri
de Juliakolibri
en Violet-bellied Hummingbird
es Colibrí de Julia
es_CR Colibrí Ventrivioleta
es_EC Colibrí Ventrivioleta
es_ES Colibrí de Julia
es_MX Colibrí de Julia
es_PA Colibrí Ventrivioleta
et sinikõht-safiirkoolibri
fi kobolttikolibri
fr Colibri de Julie
hr ljubičastotrbi kolibrić
hu ibolyakékmellű kolibri
ja スミレハラハチドリ
lt Juliaus damofila
nl Paarsbuikkolibrie
no fiolettbukkolibri
pl szafirek niebieskobrzuchy
pt beija-flor-de-barriga-azul
ru Фиолетовобрюхий колибри
sk kolibrík modrobruchý
sr Ljubičastotrbi kolibri
sv violettbukig safir
tr Julia Kolibrisi
uk Колібрі-лісовичок синьочеревий
zh 紫腹蜂鸟
zh-CN 紫腹蜂鸟
zh-hans 紫腹蜂鸟

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#1289629
eBirdvibhum1
Macaulay Libraryvibhum1
Xeno-CantoChlorestes julie
observation.org#71872
GBIF11080380
NCBI2983805
BirdLife22687411
WikidataQ115862706