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Violet-headed Hummingbird

Klais guimeti
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
vihhum1, VHHU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesKlais guimeti
Codesvihhum1, VHHU
Identification

The Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code vihhum1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-tipped Sicklebill
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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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Violet-headed Hummingbird photo
(c) Oswaldo Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Oswaldo Hernández

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Klais guimeti

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: vihhum1