Broad-billed
Common name: Broad-billed Hummingbird
Scientific name: Cynanthus latirostris
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds
The Broad-billed hummingbird is a small-sized hummingbird at about 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) long. It weighs only 3–4 grams, with the male weighing slightly more than the female. The wingspan of the hummingbird is about 13 cm (5.1 in)
Brilliantly-colored hummingbird with dark tail and mostly red bill. Can appear all dark at a distance, but in the right light, look for beautiful iridescent blues and greens on the male's body. The Females are less colorful than males, dusky grayish below with a prominent white stripe behind the eye. Compare especially with the female White-eared Hummingbird, which is more spotted below and has a broader white eyestripe and darker cheek. Occurs in scrubby riparian woodland, canyons, and thorn forest. Often visits hummingbird feeders.
3 subspecies:
C. l. magicus
Distribution breeds from southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico south along the Sierra Madre Occidental to Colima and Aguascalientes; northernmost breeders migrate south for the winter; vagrant to southern California and elsewhere in the western North America.C. l. latirostris
Distribution resident in east-central Mexico from Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas south to northern Veracruz, Morelos, and the Valley of Mexico.C. l. propinquus
Distribution resident in central Mexico from Guanajuato through Michoacán to northern Guerrero.
