Sparkling violetear

Colibri coruscans

The Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a bird found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Mountains and gardens of the Andes in South America. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Colibri coruscans
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

🏡 Where the Sparkling violetear lives

Mountains and gardens of the Andes in South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar90%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It flashes violet patches by its ears as it hovers.

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Recorded by Pamela Jenny Carvajal Bacarreza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC989025. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Sparkling violetear

Where does the Sparkling violetear live?

The Sparkling violetear lives in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Mountains and gardens of the Andes in South America.

What does the Sparkling violetear eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Sparkling violetear endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.