Blue-throated Mountain-gem Photo Gallery
Male
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.
© Graham Gerdeman | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 23, 2018Male
These large hummingbirds aggressively defend nectar sources, including feeders.
© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibrarySonora, May 19, 2006Not all videos have soundMale
Large hummingbird with white outer tail feathers. Note blue throat and gray belly.
© Sergio Rivero Beneitez | Macaulay LibraryOaxaca, November 17, 2020Female
The large white spots in the tail are distinctive in flight.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 1994Not all videos have soundMale
Distinctive hummingbird in the southwestern United States with a blue throat, gray belly, and dark tail with white spots.
© Bryan Calk | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 23, 2017Female
© marvin hyettArizonaFemale
Typically nests under an overhang such as a rock wall or streambank, but also nests under eaves of buildings.
© Gregory Griffith | Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 1995Not all videos have soundMale
Found in edges of evergreen forests in the highlands of Mexico and in the shady understory of deciduous forests near creeks in the southwestern United States.
© Paul Wolter | Macaulay LibraryArizona, August 01, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Hummingbirds(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Trochilidae)
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