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Costa's Hummingbird?

Last post 02-05-2007, 8:44 PM by ewalcz. 4 replies.
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  •  02-04-2007, 6:57 PM 8327

    Costa's Hummingbird?

    Can you confirm this is a Costa's Hummingbird? 

    http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/phoenix_az_ellens_backyard/picture8320.aspx

     

  •  02-04-2007, 7:09 PM 8331 in reply to 8327

    Re: Costa's Hummingbird?

    I'm not an expert on hummingbirds, but I'd say that you're right, a male costa's hummingbird.
  •  02-04-2007, 11:48 PM 8343 in reply to 8331

    Re: Costa's Hummingbird?

    Thanks,

    I am still very unsure if  the hummer's I am seeing are Costa's or Anna's.  The pictures in my books make it very hard to identify.

     

    Again thanks!

  •  02-05-2007, 5:18 AM 8346 in reply to 8327

    Re: Costa's Hummingbird?

    Very nice photo of a male Anna's Hummingbird.  It's not Costa's, which is smaller, has a slightly shorter and noticeably more curved bill, and a distinctive unusually long gorget which actually extends all the way onto the green on the bird's side. In Anna's, the tail extends well behind the wingtips as in your bird, whereas in Costa's it does not. The white around Costa's eye is isolated by a small bridge of color extending from the nape to the gorget giving the bird a "masked" appearance, whereas in Anna's a bridge of lighter color extends from the eye downward and rearward.  Here's a photo of Costa's for comparison. Note especially the characteristic gorget shape.

     

     

     


  •  02-05-2007, 8:44 PM 8374 in reply to 8346

    Re: Costa's Hummingbird?

    Snowyowl,

    Thank you for the perfect comparison, this is just what I needed!

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