Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri corruscans

Chilean name: Picaflor azúl

Sparkling Violetear, Putre, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image Chile, Peru and Ecuador

The Sparkling Violet-ear is distributed in the Andes from Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, northwest Argentina and, recently, to northern Chile. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Sparkling Violetear, Waqanki Lodge, San Martin, October 2018 - click for larger image

It is found in woodland, gardens and páramo vegetation. In Putre, Chile (photo 1) it was in a small plantation of eucalypts which are surprisingly full of species in this otherwise tree-poor environment.

It is a large hummingbird with a medium-length, slightly drooping bill, and an iridescent blue "ear".
Sparkling Violetear, Abra Patricia, Amazonas, October 2018 - click for larger image
Sparkling Violetear, Huembo Reserve, Amazonas, October 2018 - click for larger image
Sparkling Violetear, Cabanas San Isidro, Napo, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image
Sparkling Violetear, Wildsumaco, Napo, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image
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