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Calypte costae
Small desert hummingbird of the south west. Males have a high pitched almost electric call. Deep purple on the head and the throat feathers that extend down on each side. Bill is straight and dark.
Found in the dry areas of southern California, Baja, and Arizona and northern Mexico. Flowers are scarce in the desert so the hummingbird tend to be
Flowers are scarce in the desert so the hummingbird tend to be very protective of their territory.
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