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Costa Hummingbird
Calypte costae
32.2217, -110.926
Field Notes
Description:
Adult Description
Small hummingbird. Green upperparts. Male has iridescent violet crown and gorget (throat patch). Gorget extends out sides of throat. Female has white throat and underparts, sometimes with some violet feathers.
Habitat:
A desert hummingbird, Costa's Hummingbird breeds in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of California and Arizona. It departs the desert in the hottest days of summer, moving to chaparral, scrub, or woodland habitat
Notes:
This was taken at The Sonoran Desert Museum in the hummingbird aviary
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 15, 2013
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