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Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris

Description:

Small hummingbird. Broad, notched tail. Long, red bill with dark tip. Green back. Male with blue throat and green chest. Female with white line over eye, dark ear-patch, and gray underparts.

Habitat:

A strikingly colorful bird, the Broad-billed Hummingbird reaches the northern limit of its range in southeastern Arizona. Broad-billed Hummingbirds that nest in Arizona are migratory; populations in Mexico are resident year-round in their breeding range.

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2 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic capture!!

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Any other photos? This may well be a Broad-billed Hummingbird as well.

drmo
Spotted by
drmo

Globe, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Nov 16, 2009
Submitted on Jun 26, 2012

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