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Broad Bill Hummingbird.The breeding habitat is in arid scrub of the Sonoran Desert—Chihuahuan Desert ecotone and the Madrean Sky Islands in southeastern Arizo...
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Broad Bill Hummingbird.The breeding habitat is in arid scrub of the Sonoran Desert—Chihuahuan Desert ecotone and the Madrean Sky Islands in southeastern Arizona and extreme southwestern New Mexico of the Southwestern United States and northern Sonora of Northwestern Mexico.
Outside its breeding range, it will occasionally stray, from southernmost California to Texas, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Doubleday's hummingbird is sometimes considered a distinct species by some taxonomic authorities, however the American Ornithological Society still considers it conspecific with this species.
Adults are colored predominantly a metallic green on their upper parts and breast. The under tail coverts are predominantly white. The tail is darkly colored and slightly forked. The bill of the male is straight and very slender. It is red in coloration, and shows a black tip. His throat is a deep blue. The female is less colorful than the male. She usually shows a white eye stripe.
The female builds a nest in a protected location in a shrub or tree. Females lay two white eggs. This hummingbird is partially migratory, retreating from northernmost areas during the winter to Central Mexico.These birds feed on nectar from flowers and flowering trees using a long extendable tongue, or catch insects on the wing.
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Outside its breeding range, it will occasionally stray, from southernmost California to Texas, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Doubleday's hummingbird is sometimes considered a distinct species by some taxonomic authorities, however the American Ornithological Society still considers it conspecific with this species.
Adults are colored predominantly a metallic green on their upper parts and breast. The under tail coverts are predominantly white. The tail is darkly colored and slightly forked. The bill of the male is straight and very slender. It is red in coloration, and shows a black tip. His throat is a deep blue. The female is less colorful than the male. She usually shows a white eye stripe.
The female builds a nest in a protected location in a shrub or tree. Females lay two white eggs. This hummingbird is partially migratory, retreating from northernmost areas during the winter to Central Mexico.These birds feed on nectar from flowers and flowering trees using a long extendable tongue, or catch insects on the wing.
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