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Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae

Description:

This female Costa's hummingbird hovered in front of me for several minutes when I came near the acacia she was perched in. She was very curious to see who the visitor was!

Habitat:

Desert

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4 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 8 years ago

Desmond and Joshua,your expert opinion on this!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/237...

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 8 years ago

the large head to body proportion gives it away... I would say that's what it is (Calypte costae)

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 8 years ago

Hey, that's what going to say!

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Probably a female Costa's Hummingbird

Anthony8
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Anthony8

Nevada, USA

Spotted on Sep 9, 2015
Submitted on Sep 10, 2015

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