| Mexican violetear | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Colibri |
| Species: | C. thalassinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Colibri thalassinus (Swainson, 1827)
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The Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus) is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Mexico to Nicaragua. This species, together with the lesser violetear were previously considered conspecific, and together called the green violetear.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Colibri thalassinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687110A93140351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687110A93140351.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.