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Buff-bellied Hummingbird

From Opus

Amazilia yucatanensis
Photo by pineywoods965
Photo by pineywoods965

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[edit] Identification

10cm. Metallic green head and breast, gold-green throat, green back, buff underparts,rufous wings and tail, white underwing, long thin bill. Sexes similar.

[edit] Distribution

United States, from south Texas to Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Forest and thickets near water.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes nectar and insects.

The female builds the nest in a tree or shrub; 2 white eggs are laid.

[edit] References

USGS

[edit] External Links

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