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Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae ORDER: APODIFORMES FAMILY: TROCHILIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A desert hummingbird, Costa's Hummingbird breeds in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of California and Arizona. It departs the desert in the hottest days of summer, moving to chaparral, scrub, or woodland habitat.

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Appearance

Hummingbirds
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Adult Description

Small hummingbird. Green upperparts. Male has iridescent violet crown and gorget (throat patch). Gorget extends out sides of throat. Female has white throat and underparts, sometimes with some violet feathers.

Immature Description

Resembles adult female, with gray-buff edging on feathers of upperparts, and a doubly-rounded tail instead of singly-rounded.

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  • Adult male

    Costa's Hummingbird

    Adult male
    • © 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Imperial County, California, July 2000
  • Female at nest

    Costa's Hummingbird

    Female at nest
    • © 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Imperial County, California, July 2000

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