Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)🐦🦜🕊️🎵❤️

1⃣The sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a species of hummingbird widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes (from Argentina and northwards), the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and the Tepuis.

2⃣The nominate subspecies of sparkling violetear is widely distributed. It is found in Venezuela's Sierra de Perijá, Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and the Andes from Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia into northern Chile and northwestern Argentina.

3⃣ C. c. germanus is found on the tepuis of southern Venezuela, western Guyana, and the adjacent Brazilian state of Roraima. The species inhabits a variety of open landscapes including the edges of subtropical and temperate forest, woodland, gardens, city parks, and páramo.

4⃣Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2016. Colibri coruscans is listed as Least Concern.

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Beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful ❤️