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 Adult Male www.desertmuseum.org |
 Adult Female at Nest Photo by... Maya Decker www.over-the-rainbow-country-cottage.com |
 Young Fledgling (purple crown is just starting) www.woodley.ws |
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Violet-Crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps)...The Violet-crowned hummingbirds are medium sized - the mature adults reach 3½ inches in length. They are best distinguished by their violet colored crown... hence the common name. Both the adult male and female Violet-crowned hummingbirds are colored predominantly a dark olive green for their upperparts and tail. Their underparts are predominately white. Their bills are straight and very slender. The male has a bright red bill, with a black tip. The female has the same coloring as the male, only not as intense. Her bill is red near the base, with more black showing than the male. The Violet-crowned's breeding range in the US is mostly limited to southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Their breeding range in Mexico is usually the Madrean sky islands in southwest Mexico. Their breeding habitat is in arid scrubby open woods, along river borders and in partial clearings.
Outside their breeding range, Violet-crowned hummingbirds will occasionally stray from southernmost California to southwest Texas. They are partially migratory, retreating only from northernmost areas during the winter.
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