Bird name:

Xantus's Hummingbird

Hylocharis xantusii

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Code 4

XAHU

Code 6

HYLXAN

ITIS

178068

Breeding Location:

Forest, Marshes

Breeding Type:

Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Rare to accidental

Egg Color:

Dull white

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

14.16

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Seeds, plant, dry flower heads, lichen.

Migration:

Nonmigratory

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General

Xantus's Hummingbird: Small hummingbird with glittering green upperparts, head, throat, and breast, black face with distinct white stripe behind eye, and cinnamon-brown belly. Squared tail is rufous. Female is duller and lacks black face and green on throat.

Range and Habitat

Xantus's Hummingbird: Rare to accidental in southern half of the peninsula of Baja California. Normally found in Mexico (Purissima south to San Jose del Cabo). Preferred habitats include arid to semiarid scrub, open brushy forests, and gardens.

Breeding and Nesting

Xantus's Hummingbird: Two dull white eggs are laid in a nest made of seeds, plant down, and dried flower heads, covered with lichens, and built from 4 to 12 feet above ground in a tree. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Xantus's Hummingbird: Eats nectar and insects, forages low to mid-level.

Vocalization

Xantus's Hummingbird: Song is a low clear "tink, tink, tink", resembling a small bell. The call is "chi-tiik."

Similar Species

Xantus's Hummingbird: White-eared Hummingbird has dark green upperparts, black ear patch, and no rufous in tail, purple chin and crown, and white belly; female has white throat with streaks and green dots, and pale green underparts.

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Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Face

The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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