Violet-crowned hummingbird
| Violet-crowned hummingbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Ramosomyia |
| Species: | R. violiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramosomyia violiceps (Gould, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cyanomyia violiceps, Leucolia violiceps, Amazilia violiceps | |
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.