---
title: "Violet-crowned Hummingbird"
description: "Ramosomyia violiceps — Ptaki. The violet-crowned hummingbird (Ramosomyia violiceps) is a hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/violet-crowned-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Violet-crowned Hummingbird

> Ramosomyia violiceps — Ptaki. The violet-crowned hummingbird (Ramosomyia violiceps) is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Ramosomyia violiceps*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7815
- iNaturalist taxon: [1506026](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1506026)

## Names

- en: Violet-crowned Hummingbird
- de: Veilchenscheitelamazilie
- es: Colibrí Corona Violeta
- fr: Ariane à couronne violette

## Countries with the most observations

MX (5552), US (1615)

## Summary

The violet-crowned hummingbird (Ramosomyia violiceps) is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.

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

## Photo

![Violet-crowned Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/violet-crowned-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: ChrisMcV · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/274112361

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/violet-crowned-hummingbird?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).