Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Amazilia violiceps

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Identification

10-11 cm (4-5") Rare. Stream groves in canyons in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.

Long red bill. Underparts are totally white.

Details in the field

4 photos

Credit: Bill Bouton

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Credit: Dan Irizarry

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Watch and learn

1 video

Hummingbirds | Paton Center for Hummingbirds | Patagonia Arizona

Credit: Birding Visions Cinema | Clive Bramham

Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

1 rule

Rule 1 15 criteria confidence 1

What SHAPE was the TAIL ?: Square or slightly notched at the end · Rounded at the end · Unknown
What colour was the SIDE ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: Red, or pink · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Downcurved · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What colour were the CHEEKS ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Green · Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Smaller than a sparrow
Compared with other hummingbirds, how large did it look?: About average for a hummingbird · Unknown
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Hummingbird
WHEN was the bird seen ?: Spring · Summer · Fall
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southwestern United States

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