Magnificent Hummingbird

Eugenes fulgens

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Code 4

MAHU

Code 6

EUGFUL

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Needle
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Capped
Crown Color: Purple
Forehead Color: Purple
Nape Color: Dark Green
Throat Color: Iridescent green
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 11-12 cm (4.25-4.8 in)
Weight: 9 g (0.3 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Green, Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Black with white tail coverts.
Upperparts: Dark Green
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Fast acrobatic flight.
Wingspan Range: 15-20 cm (6-8 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Forked Tail
Tail Pattern: Black
Upper Tail: Dark Green
Under Tail: Dark Green
Leg Color: Black

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