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Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Iris Heynen and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 26, 2013
Text last updated February 26, 2013
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Species names in eBird-supported languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Violetborskolibrie |
| Bulgarian | Виолетовогърдо колибри |
| Catalan | colibrí de pit violaci |
| Chinese (SIM) | 紫罗兰胸蜂鸟 |
| Croatian | ljubičastoprsa |
| Czech | kolibřík fialovoprsý |
| Danish | Violbrystet Kolibri |
| Dutch | Paarsborstkolibrie |
| English | Violet-chested Hummingbird |
| English (AVI) | Violet-chested Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Violet-chested Hummingbird |
| Estonian | varjukoolibri |
| Finnish | hämykolibri |
| French | Colibri à poitrine violette |
| German | Veilchenbrustkolibri |
| Japanese | スミレムネハチドリ |
| Norwegian | skjoldkolibri |
| Polish | fiołkowik |
| Russian | Лиловогрудый колибри |
| Serbian | Ljubičastogrudi kolibri |
| Slovak | medovec blyskáč |
| Spanish | Colibrí pechiazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí pechiazul |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Colibrí Pechiazul |
| Swedish | violbröstad kolibri |
| Turkish | Menekşe Gerdanlı Kolibri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі аметистововолий |
Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus (Lampornis) cyanopectus
Gould, 1846. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 14, no.164, p. 88.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Venezuela; type from Neiguata Plantation, near Camburi Grande, La Guaira.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- STERNOCLYTA
- cyanopecta / cyanopectus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
The Violet-chested Hummingbird is a large hummingbird of montane evergreen forest in northern Venezuela. It has been placed in the genus Heliodaxa (brilliants), and it resembles birds in that group except for its longer, more decurved bill and the large patch of violet on the breast of the male. It occurs in the lower levels of tall forest, avoiding edges. There is little information on the feeding or breeding behavior of this species.
Subspecies
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Violet-chested Hummingbird
