Male Female Description Size: 3.75” Plumage/Description: Males are distinctive and unmistakable—a deep rufous-burnt orange color. Gorget is a deep orange color when viewed in good light. Some males have a green back, but most appear orange in color. Females have...
Male Female Description Size: 4.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar except males have a patch of red feathers on the crown of the head which they display when agitated, or when they are defending a territory. Overall a gray, olive-green bird...
Adult Description Size: 4.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Crown and nape a grayish-brown color. Back, wings, tail and flanks are a slaty blue-gray color. Throat white, belly and under-tail coverts are a creamy buffy color. Habitat: ...
Adults Description Size: 4.25” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Overall a very plain, non-descript bird. The Rufous on the crown of the head, and on the rump is not always easily seen. However, if you see these two diagnostic field markings...
Male Female Description Size: 4.5” Plumage/Description: Male plumage includes a solid black cap and a lemon-yellow throat, breast and belly. Tail and wings black with white markings. Back varies in color from a yellowish to an olive-green color, and sometimes even...
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