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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Xantus's Hummingbird
Hylocharis xantusii
Order
APODIFORMES
Family
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Code 4
XAHU
Code 6
HYLXAN
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Needle
Eye Color:
Dark brown to black.
Head pattern:
Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Bright green
Forehead Color:
Bright green
Nape Color:
Bright green
Throat Color:
Bright green
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
8-10 cm (3-4 in)
Weight:
3 g (0.1 oz)
Size:
Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary:
Green, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts:
Red-brown and buff.
Upperparts:
Iridescent green
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Spotted or speckled
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
11 cm (4.5 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Red-brown with green central feathers.
Under Tail:
Red-brown
Leg Color:
Black
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X