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[[Image:Broad-billed_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Michael+W|Michael W}} <br />Location:  Paton's Feeders, Patagonia, Arizona, [[USA]] ]]
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[[File:Broad-billed_Hummingbird_LNZ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Lorenz_C|Lorenz_C}}<br />Phoenix, [[Arizona]], [[USA]], 29 January 2021]]
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'''Includes Doubleday's Hummingbird'''
 
 
;[[:Category:Cynanthus|Cynanthus]] latirostris
 
;[[:Category:Cynanthus|Cynanthus]] latirostris
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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9-10cm.  '''Male''' - metallic green upperparts and breast, white undertail coverts, deep blue throat, dark, slightly forked tail, red slender bill with black tip.  '''Female''' - less colourful, white eye stripe.
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[[Image:BB F.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|UncleGus_24|UncleGus_24}}<br />Green Valley, [[Arizona]], February 2010]]
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9-10cm (3½-4 in)<br />
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'''Male'''
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*Metallic green upperparts and breast
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*White undertail coverts
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*Deep blue throat
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*Dark, slightly forked tail
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*Black-tipped slender red bill<br />
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'''Female''': less colourful, white eye stripe
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Southwestern [[United States]] to southern [[Mexico]] and Tres Marias Islands. Accidental vagrant to [[Kansas]].
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[[Image:Broad-billed HummingbirdIm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|Raul+Padilla|Raul Padilla}}<br />Pachuca, Hidalgo, [[Mexico]], May 2010]]
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Southwestern [[United States]] to central [[Mexico]].
  
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Accidental vagrant to [[Kansas]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Some authorities<sup>[[#References|3]],[[#References|4]]</sup> split Doubleday's Hummingbird ''Cynanthus doubledayi'' from this taxon and others<sup>[[#References|1]],[[#References|2]]</sup> retain it as a subspecies of ''Cynanthus latirostris''.
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[[Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird]] and [[Tres Marias Hummingbird]] were recently split from Broad-billed Hummingbird.
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Hum-Broad-billed-M-Juv-DSCN3731 copy 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Brian+Hubbs|Brian Hubbs}}<br />SE [[Arizona]], September 2016]]
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''C. l. magicus'':
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:*Arid south-western [[US]] to north-western [[Mexico]] (Nayarit)
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*''C. l. latirostris'':
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:*Eastern [[Mexico]] (San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas to northern Veracruz)
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*''C. l. propinquus'':
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:*Central [[Mexico]] (Guanajuato to Michoacán)
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Dry scrub.
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Lower riparian woods, forested mountains (observed to 5500 feet), high desert, oak and Alligator pine, orange groves. Visits garden feeders.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The female builds the nest in a tree or shrub; 2 white eggs are laid.
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When perched, the male quivers his tail. often whilst calling.
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====Breeding====
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The female builds the nest in a tree or shrub. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs.
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====Diet====
 
The diet includes nectar and insects.
 
The diet includes nectar and insects.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Call''': They have a loud chittering call which is similar to the call of a [[Ruby-crowned Kinglet]], but more emphatic and without the pauses in the phrasing of the kinglet.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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# Clements JF. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V12.2}}#{{Ref-HM04}}#{{Ref-SibleyMonroe96}}#Birdforum Member observations
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# Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. ''The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
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#Wikipedia
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# Gill F & Wright M. 2008. ''Birds of the World: Recommended English Names''. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276  Update (2008) downloaded from [http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html].
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{{ref}}
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# Sibley CG & Monroe BL. 1996. ''Birds of the World'', on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
 
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Cynanthus+latirostris}}  
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cynanthus]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 4 January 2023

Photo © by Lorenz_C
Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 29 January 2021
Cynanthus latirostris

Identification

Female
Photo by UncleGus_24
Green Valley, Arizona, February 2010

9-10cm (3½-4 in)
Male

  • Metallic green upperparts and breast
  • White undertail coverts
  • Deep blue throat
  • Dark, slightly forked tail
  • Black-tipped slender red bill

Female: less colourful, white eye stripe

Distribution

Immature
Photo by Raul Padilla
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, May 2010

Southwestern United States to central Mexico.

Accidental vagrant to Kansas.

Taxonomy

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird and Tres Marias Hummingbird were recently split from Broad-billed Hummingbird.

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo by Brian Hubbs
SE Arizona, September 2016

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • C. l. magicus:
  • Arid south-western US to north-western Mexico (Nayarit)
  • C. l. latirostris:
  • Eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas to northern Veracruz)
  • C. l. propinquus:
  • Central Mexico (Guanajuato to Michoacán)

Habitat

Lower riparian woods, forested mountains (observed to 5500 feet), high desert, oak and Alligator pine, orange groves. Visits garden feeders.

Behaviour

When perched, the male quivers his tail. often whilst calling.

Breeding

The female builds the nest in a tree or shrub. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs.

Diet

The diet includes nectar and insects.

Vocalisation

Call: They have a loud chittering call which is similar to the call of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, but more emphatic and without the pauses in the phrasing of the kinglet.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Dickinson, EC, ed. 2014. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4th ed. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0956861122
  4. Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
  5. Birdforum Member observations
  6. Wikipedia

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External Links

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