---
title: "White-eared Hummingbird"
description: "Basilinna leucotis — Aves. The white-eared hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) is a species of hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-eared-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-eared Hummingbird

> Basilinna leucotis — Aves. The white-eared hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Basilinna leucotis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5609
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289674](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289674)

## Names

- en: White-eared Hummingbird
- de: Purpurstirn-Saphirkolibri
- es: Colibrí  orejas blancas
- fr: Colibri à oreilles blanches

## Countries with the most observations

MX (4270), US (376), GT (284), HN (258), SV (25), NI (22)

## Summary

The white-eared hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from the southwestern U.S. to Nicaragua.

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

## Photo

![White-eared Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-eared-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229566160

## Machine access

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