Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Summary 6
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a species of hummingbird.
Description 7
This species is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3–3.5 in (7.6–8.9 cm) in length, a wingspan of 11 cm, and an average weight of 3.05 g for males and 3.22 g for females. The male has a mainly green back and flanks, a small black tail and wings, and patches of white below their gorgeted throat and tail. Its most distinguishing feature is its vibrant purple cap and throat with the throat feathers flaring out and back behind its head. The female is not as distinct as the male, having grayish-green above with a white underbelly.
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- Adapted by Hayden Wright from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypte_costae
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa's_hummingbird
