Broad-billed hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Identification Tips:
- Long, thin bill
- United States ranged restricted to southeastern Arizona and west Texas
Adult male:
- Bill has bright red base
- Blue throat
- Green head and body
- White undertail coverts
- Black forked tail
Female:
- Dark bill with reddish lower mandible
- Thin white line behind eye
- Grayish throat and underparts
- Green upperparts and sides
- Tail has pale outer tips
- Immature male similar to female but may have blue feathers in throat
Similar species:
The female Broad-billed Hummingbird can be told from most other female
hummingbirds by it reddish lower mandible. White-eared Hummingbird has a
broader white stripe behind the eye.