Broad-billed Hummingbird
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Cynanthus latirostris )
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Broad-billed Hummingbird male, Madera Canyon, Arizona
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Broad-Billed Hummingbird (Male), Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, Near Green Valley, Arizona
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Broad-Billed Hummingbird (Female), Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, Near Green Valley, Arizona
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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BIRD FACTS
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Description
The Broad-billed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird.Males metallic green above and on the breast. The tail is dark above, and tail coverts on the underside of the tail are white. The bill is straight and very slender. Males blue throat and red bill with black tip. Females are duller gray and usually have a white eye stripe.
Size
Length 9cm - 10cm. Weight 3g - 4g.
Environment
arid scrub
Food
feeds on flower nectar using their long tongue. Also catches insects in flight.
Breeding
The female lays two white eggs in a nest in a shrub or tree.
Range
breeds in western Mexico. Also breeds in south east Arizona, south west New Mexico.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Apodiformes | | Family: | Trochilidae | | Genus: | Cynanthus | | Species: | latirostris | | Common Name: | Broad-billed Hummingbird |
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