Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America by Roger Tory Peterson

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America by Roger Tory Peterson

Author:Roger Tory Peterson
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: HMH Books


BLUE-THROATED MOUNTAIN-GEM Lampornis clemenciae Uncommon, local

5 in. (13 cm). Formerly known as Blue-throated Hummingbird. Note large tail with targe white patches. Male: A very large hummingbird, with black and white stripes about eye and blue throat; big black tail with large white patches at corners. First-year male has duller and more-restricted blue in throat. Female: Large, with eventygray throat and underparts, white marks on face, and tail with targe white corners, as in male. VOICE: Call a distinctive squeaking seek. SIMILAR SPECIES: Rivoli’s Hummingbird, Plain-capped Starthroat. HABITAT: Near wooded streams in mountain canyons; feeders. Casual vagrant north of range.



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