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Rivoli's Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

Physical Description
Average weight: male 7.7 g, female 6.4 g. Second-largest US hummingbird (next to Blue-throated). Formerly known as Magnificent Hummingbird.

Plumage
Adult male: Dark green back, purple forehead and crown, metallic green gorget, black breast.
Adult female: Olive green back and crown, gray breast and throat with faint streaking, pearl-gray tips on outer tail feathers.

Distribution
Observed in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Winters in Mexico.

For more information, see the USGS species account.


 

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