Blue-throated Hummingbird

Lampornis clemenciae

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Code 4

BTHH

Code 6

LAMCLE

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Needle
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Green
Forehead Color: Green
Nape Color: Green
Throat Color: Blue
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 13-14 cm (5-5.5 in)
Weight: 9 g (0.3 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Green, Gray, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Blue-gray
Upperparts: Green
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid, Scaled or Scalloped

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 18 cm (7 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Blue with white tip.
Under Tail: Blue with white tip.
Leg Color: Black

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