Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
Physical Description
Average weight: male 7.7 g, female 6.4 g. Second-largest US hummingbird (next to Blue-throated).
Plumage
Adult male: Dark green back, purple forehead and crown, metallic green gorget, black breast.
Adult female: Olive green back and crown, gray breast and throat with faint streaking, pearl-gray tips on outer tail feathers.
Distribution
Observed in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Winters in Mexico.
Physical Description
Average weight: male 7.7 g, female 6.4 g. Second-largest US hummingbird (next to Blue-throated).
Plumage
Adult female: Olive green back and crown, gray breast and throat with faint streaking, pearl-gray tips on outer tail feathers.
Distribution
Observed in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Winters in Mexico.
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