Male Female Description Plumage / Description: Male and female plumage similar except males have more extensive red on the crown of their head. Solid black back with a white rump. Large white patches in wings visible in flight. Unique facial pattern with a creamy...
Male Description Size: 5” Plumage / Description: Male breeding plumage is a brilliant lemon-yellow on throat, breast, belly and back with a black crown and black wings. Male non-breeding plumage is an overall tannish back, breast, and belly, wings dark with a...
Male Female Description Size: 9” Plumage / Description: Male plumage is a combination of several beautiful colors and distinctive markings. The tail and back is a rich rufous color with horizontal black streaks on the back. Wings are a slate blue/gray color. ...
Male Female Juvenile Description Size: 10” Plumage/Description: Male plumage is a brightly orange/red colored breast and belly, with gray wings, back, tail. Head is dark with small white streaking on the throat, and a broken eye-ring. Female plumage similar to...
Male Female Description Size: 4” Plumage / Description: Male have a deep magenta-red iridescent color that encompasses the whole head, both above and below the beak. The back is green, the flanks have a wash of a lighter green color. Female’s are green on the back,...
Adult Description Size: 8.5” Plumage / Description: Males and females are similar in plumage. Overall a dull grayish/brown color, with a slight yellow wash on the lower belly. Wings and tail have a hint of Rufous, particularly noticeable in flight. At times...
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