Bumblebee Hummingbird

Atthis heloisa

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Code 4

BUHU

Code 6

ATTHEL

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Needle
Eye Color: Brown
Head Pattern: Unique pattern
Crown Color: Green
Forehead Color: Green
Nape Color: Green
Throat Color: Iridescent violet-red
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 7 cm (2.75 in)
Weight: 3 g (0.1 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Green, White, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: White with green-tinted sides.
Upperparts: Green
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight on rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 10 cm (4 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Green with rufous base.
Upper Tail: Green and rufous.
Under Tail: Green and rufous.
Leg Color: Black

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