White-eared Hummingbird
White-eared Hummingbird
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The White-eared Hummingbird is a striking medium-sized hummingbird renowned for the prominent white stripe behind its eye, contrasting with iridescent green plumage. Males also boast a dazzling violet-blue crown.
Where to spot
Found in highland pine-oak forests and humid evergreen forests from the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) south through Mexico and Central America to Nicaragua.
How to spot
Look for its diagnostic white stripe extending behind the eye, which is often visible even in flight. Males have a bright violet-blue crown. Observe at flowering plants, especially salvias, or at hummingbird feeders in its preferred habitat.
When to spot
Resident year-round in much of its Mexican and Central American range. Northern populations are migratory, arriving in the US in spring (April-May) and departing in fall (September-October). Active throughout the day, especially mornings.
Where to spot
Found in highland pine-oak forests and humid evergreen forests from the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) south through Mexico and Central America to Nicaragua.
How to spot
Look for its diagnostic white stripe extending behind the eye, which is often visible even in flight. Males have a bright violet-blue crown. Observe at flowering plants, especially salvias, or at hummingbird feeders in its preferred habitat.
When to spot
Resident year-round in much of its Mexican and Central American range. Northern populations are migratory, arriving in the US in spring (April-May) and departing in fall (September-October). Active throughout the day, especially mornings.
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Wikimedia Commons
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Wikimedia Commons
White-eared Hummingbirds are highly territorial, known for their aggressive defense of flower patches and feeders against rivals, sometimes even chasing away much larger bird species.
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