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Male in flight Lucifer Hummingbird This image was part of a series taken in the wild in Tucson, Arizona, USA. This one was one of my favorites as it demonstrates how intricate the different aspects of its hood reflect colors based on the angle of light. Calothorax lucifer,Lucifer sheartail,birds in flight,hummingbird,tucson arizona Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Male in flight Lucifer Hummingbird

This image was part of a series taken in the wild in Tucson, Arizona, USA. This one was one of my favorites as it demonstrates how intricate the different aspects of its hood reflect colors based on the angle of light.

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The Lucifer sheartail

The lucifer sheartail or lucifer hummingbird is a medium-sized, up to 10 cm long, green hummingbird with long decurved bill, small wings and white streak behind eye. The male has an iridescent plumage, forked dark tail, green crown, long magenta gorget and white underparts. The female is larger than male with duller plumage, pale throat and buff below.

The lucifer sheartail is distributed to deserts and arid areas with agave plants in the southwestern United States, from southwest.. more

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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Uploaded May 4, 2015.
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