Tres Marias Hummingbird

Cynanthus lawrencei

Small hummingbird endemic to the Marías archipelago, located about 60 miles off the Pacific coast of central Mexico. Male is glittering green with and iridescent throat and bright red bill. Female is gray underneath with a dark mask bordered with white, and red at the base of her bill. The only other hummingbird on the islands is the very different Cinnamon Hummingbird. Inhabits scrub, woodland, and gardens on all four of the islands.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Cynanthus lawrencei
Authority
(Berlepsch, 1887)
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Cynanthus

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

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