Adult Description Size: 3.25” Plumage/Description: Our smallest hummingbird in North America. Males have an all green back, with mottled green flanks. The gorget (throat) area is streaked with a beautiful iridescent red color. The coloration pattern on the throat...
Male Female Description Size: 9.0” Plumage/Description: Males are brilliant black, orange and white in color. The orange color extends from the face, down the breast, belly, and under tail. A thin black line extends from the beak, through the eye to the nape of...
Male Description Size: 5.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Long, thin curved bill for probing in bark. White throat, breast and belly, with buffy under-tail coverts. Head, back, and wings are brown with a lot of white speckling and streaking....
Male Female Description Size: 5.5” Plumage/Description: Plumage is highly variable depending upon the time of year. Three distinct plumage forms: juvenile, adult female, and adult male. The diagnostic feature present in all plumage forms is the bright yellow rump. ...
Male Female Description Size: 4” Plumage/Description: Males have a green head and an all green back and a brilliant red throat along with a white breast, and green flanks. The tail is a combination of Rufous, black, white and green feathers. (Reference Sibley...
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