Blue-capped Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Oaxaca Hummingbird

Eupherusa cyanophrys

Photo by fbeeldens
La Soledad, Oaxaca, Mexico, January 2007

Identification

11 cm
Male

• Green below
• Turquoise-blue crown
• White undertail
  

Female

• Green crown
• White postocular spot
• Grey ear-coverts
• Grey underparts
  

Immature is similar to female

Distribution

Endemic to southern Mexico (Sierra de Miahuatlán of Oaxaca).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Highland forests.

Status

Classified as Endangered in the 2008 IUCN Red List².

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-capped Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-capped_Hummingbird

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