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 Adult Male © Greg Lasley .www.usgs.gov |
 Adult Male - note the throat feathering © Charles W. Melson bioresearchranch.com |
 Adult Female at Nest © Bill Schmoker .www.schmoker.org |
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Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer)...The Lucifer hummingbirds are small - the mature adults are only 3¼ inches in length. Lucifer hummingbirds have long, thin decurved bills, small wings, and green upperparts. The male has an iridescent plumage, forked dark tail, green crown, long magenta gorget (throat), grayish underparts with greenish and rusty sides, and a white spot behind his eye. The female is larger than the male and has duller plumage, a pale throat, buffy breast, pale belly, and a long pale streak behind her eyes. Her outer tail feathers are green with a rusty base, black middle, and a white tip. Juveniles are similar to the adult female in size and coloring. Young males may also have a few purple throat feathers.
The female Lucifer hummingbird incubates 2 white eggs for 15 to 16 days. The young fledglings are ready to leave the nest 21 to 24 days after hatching.
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