Chlorestes julie panamensis occurs in Panama and has a head the same dull metallic green color as its back.

[7] The characteristics they do share include long, rounded tails, straight and short bills, and pink lower mandibles.

They appear similar to an adult female although they may have some patches of violet on their belly or a sparkling green foreneck.

[3] Violet-bellied hummingbirds are found in central Panama, through Columbia, extending to southwestern Ecuador and the extreme northwestern point of Peru.

[10] She creates a nest from plant fibers, animal hair and feathers in a shrub or a tree, approximately 1.2 to 4.2 m above ground.

[3] They consume nectar from plants in the Rubiaceae, Ericaceae, Gesneriaceae (Besleria), and Fabaceae (Inga) families.

[10] Although violet-bellied hummingbirds do not form flocks, they may congregate at fruit trees and feeders.

According to their IUCN Red List conservation status of least concern, the violet-bellied hummingbird does not seem to be threatened.

[12] The violet-bellied hummingbird is assessed as least concern by the IUCN Red List conservation status.