Blue-throated Hummingbird

Blue-throated Hummingbird
Blue-throated Hummingbirds are rapid fliers whose wings make an audible humming sound. They take both nectar and insects. Studies in Mexico show that their nests are always sheltered from rain and sun and located near water, where flowering vegetation abounds. The Blue-throated returns to such a site year after year.

Physical Description
Average weight: male 8.4 g, female 6.8 g. This is a large hummingbird.

Plumage
Adult male: Green back and crown, dark gray breast, bright blue gorget, dark blue tail with white outer tips. Thin white stripes above and below the eyes.
Adult female: Green back and crown, gray breast, white tips on outer tail feathers. Thin white stripes above and below the eyes.

Distribution
The Blue-throated Hummingbird breeds in southeastern Arizona in the Huachuca and Chiricahua Mountains, and from western Texas south to Oaxaca. Casual north to Colorado. It winters in Mexico, but occurs casually at Arizona feeders. The Blue-throated Hummingbird inhabits lush vegetation along wooded streamsides in mountain canyons. In Texas, it is found among baldcypress, pines, oaks, and bigtooth maples from 4,900 to 7,500 feet in elevation.

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