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Taxonomy: Order Caprimulgiformes >> Family Trochilidae >> Genus Saucerottia

Berylline Hummingbird (Unique ID: 2027)
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Species: Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina)
Location: Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona, United States
Age: adult     Plumage: basic/year-round     Activity: nesting
Sex: female     Visibility: full body     Quantity: single
Photographer: David Seibel     Date: August 10, 2007
Equipment: Canon EOS 20D and Canon 500mm f/4L IS     Megapixels: 2.1

Notes: The sex of this bird was deduced from the fact that it was building the nest (note the nest material in its bill); male hummingbirds almost never assist in nesting activities.


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