---
title: "White-vented Violetear"
description: "Colibri serrirostris — Birds. The white-vented violetear (Colibri serrirostris) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-vented-violetear
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-vented Violetear

> Colibri serrirostris — Birds. The white-vented violetear (Colibri serrirostris) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes.

- Scientific name: *Colibri serrirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 807
- Wikidata: [Q122868](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122868)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6083](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6083)

## Names

- en: White-vented Violetear
- de: Amethystohrkolibri
- es: Colibrí Orejimorado
- fr: Colibri à ventre blanc
- pl: Uszatek zielonobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (696), BO (30), AR (17)

## Summary

The white-vented violetear (Colibri serrirostris) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. In April, 2024, one was also photographed at Batsu Gardens in Costa Rica.

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

## Photo

![White-vented Violetear](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-vented-violetear/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69715625

## Machine access

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