- Cynanthus latirostris
Identification
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
Variations
- C. l. lawrencei has a green throat
Distribution
Southwestern United States to central Mexico and Tres Marias Islands.
Accidental vagrant to Kansas.
Taxonomy
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird was recently split from Broad-billed Hummingbird.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- C. l. magicus:
- C. l. latirostris:
- Eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas to northern Veracruz)
- C. l. propinquus:
- Central Mexico (Guanajuato to Michoacán)
- C. l. lawrencei:
- Tres Marías Islands (off western Mexico)
Habitat
Lower riparian woods, forested mountains (observed to 5500 feet), high desert, oak and Alligator pine, orange groves. Visits backyard 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
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Birdforum Member observations
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Broad-billed Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Broad-billed_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.