Blue-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia hoffmanni)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Saucerottia (for Antoine Sorcerotte) hoffmanni (for naturalist Karl Hoffman?)

Blue-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia hoffmanni) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025

Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 4.4g/kg  /  Length: 8-11cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A species with a small range in Western Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and a  recent split from the Steely-vented Hummingbird which has a dijunct range primarily in Colombia. However, the IUCN follows one of the few taxonomic systems to have not split it and therefore it hasn't been assessed.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Saucerottia

SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 
 
- Sighting Locations -

COSTA RICA - Spanish - Amazilia "Blue Amazilia"
Found in the North West of the Country
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto