Large hummingbird. Males have a blue gorget, a white stripe behind the eye, and another one below the eye. White spots in tail flash in flight.
These large hummingbirds aggressively defend nectar sources, including feeders.
Large hummingbird with white outer tail feathers. Note blue throat and gray belly.
The large white spots in the tail are distinctive in flight.
Distinctive hummingbird in the southwestern United States with a blue throat, gray belly, and dark tail with white spots.
Typically nests under an overhang such as a rock wall or streambank, but also nests under eaves of buildings.
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A large hummingbird with a rather long, slightly decurved bill. It has a long, full tail and long wings.
Larger than a Broad-tailed Hummingbird, smaller than a Bridled Titmouse.
sparrow-sized or smallerOrnithologists recognize three very similar subspecies, two of which occur in the United States. In Arizona and New Mexico, bessophilus is the breeding subspecies, while in far western Texas, phasmorus is found mostly in the Chisos Mountains. The largest of the three subspecies, clemenciae, occurs in Mexico.
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