El Colibrí de corona violeta o Amazilia coronivioleta (Amazilia violiceps) fué registrado por Gould en 1859. Su distribución comprende el sur de EE.UU., y en México a lo largo de la vertiente costera del Pacífico hasta Guatemala, así como la meseta central de México. Su hábitat natural incluye bosques húmedos de tierras bajas subtropicales y tropicales, matorrales secos de tierras bajas subtropicales y tropicales, bosques secos tropicales y subtropicales, zonas urbanas, jardines rurales y plantaciones. De pico a cola mide entre 10 y 11 cm.The Northern Violet-crowned hummingbird or Violet-crowned hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps) was registered by Gould in 1859. Its distribution includes, southern U.S.A., and in Mexico throughout the Pacific costal slope to Guatemala, as well as the central Mexico plateau. Its natural habitats includes, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forests, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, subtropical and tropical dry forests, urban areas, rural gardens and plantations. From peak to tail it measures between 3.94 to 4.33 in.
