White-eared Hummingbird

Hylocharis leucotis

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Identification

Field notes

10 cm (4") Rare summer visitor from Mexico to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Male: similar to Broad-billed hummer. Bill is red but shorter and it has a broad and long white stripe behind the eye. Also tail is more square-tipped.

Female: similar to female Broad-billed hummer but throat is distinctly spotted unlike the uniform throat of the female Broad-bill's.

Details in the field

Photo gallery

4 photos

May 13, 2009 - Sierra de Miahuatlan, Oaxaca

Credit: Amy McAndrews

Credit: Francesco Veronesi

Credit: nebirdsplus

April 24, 2011 in Santa Cruz la Laguna, Solola, GT

Credit: Dominic Sherony

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Videos

2 videos

White-eared Hummingbird-Beatty's Guest Ranch-SE AZ-April 23, 2009

Credit: rixandzax

White-eared Hummingbird, Beatty's Guest Ranch, Hereford AZ, May 3, 2010

Credit: rixandzax

Bird Advisor Identification rules 2 variants 2 rules

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

White-eared Hummingbird (Female)

1 rule

Rule 1 14 criteria confidence 2

What Color were the UNDERTAIL COVERTS ?: White or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What SHAPE was the TAIL ?: Square or slightly notched at the end · Rounded at the end · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Green · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What colour were the CHEEKS ?: Green · Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Green · Gray, or blue-gray · 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

result:438-white-eared-hummingbird-female:1:1 Source: 438 White-eared Hummingbird (Female), row 1

White-eared Hummingbird (Male)

1 rule

Rule 1 15 criteria confidence 2

What Color were the UNDERTAIL COVERTS ?: White or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What SHAPE was the TAIL ?: Square or slightly notched at the end · Rounded at the end · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Green · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What colour were the CHEEKS ?: Green · Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: 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

result:437-white-eared-hummingbird-male:1:1 Source: 437 White-eared Hummingbird (Male), row 1