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Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Common Name
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Scientific Name
Amazilia violiceps
Length
4 1/2"
Range
Uncommon in the United States. Casual in California and West Texas. Scarce in Arizona and New Mexico. It is sometimes found from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico south into Mexico to Michoacán and Hidalgo, and possibly as far as the states of Puebla and México.
Characteristics and Identification
Red/orange bill with a black tip, violet crown, white throat, greenish tail. Upper parts are bronze green.
Estimated Population in the U.S. & Canada

Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Violet-Crowned Hummingbird
Violet-Crowned Hummingbird