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title: "Sparkling Violetear"
description: "Colibri coruscans — Birds. The sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a species of hummingbird widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes (from Argentina and northwards), the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and the Tepuis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sparkling-violetear
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sparkling Violetear

> Colibri coruscans — Birds. The sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a species of hummingbird widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes (from Argentina and northwards), the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and the Tepuis.

- Scientific name: *Colibri coruscans*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 10021
- Wikidata: [Q929489](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929489)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6072](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6072)

## Names

- en: Sparkling Violetear
- de: Großer Veilchenohrkolibri
- es: Colibrí Rutilante
- fr: Colibri d'Anaïs
- pt: Beija-flor-violeta
- pl: Uszatek niebieskobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

EC (3365), CO (2964), PE (959), BO (804), VE (72), AR (61), CL (10)

## Summary

The sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a species of hummingbird widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes (from Argentina and northwards), the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and the Tepuis. It occurs in a wide range of semi-open habitats, even in gardens and parks within major cities such as Quito, and is often the most common species of hummingbird in its range. It is highly vocal and territorial.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparkling_violetear

## Photo

![Sparkling Violetear](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sparkling-violetear/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19928288

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sparkling-violetear?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).