Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird

Sparkling-tailed HummingbirdThis tiny hummingbird is about 9–10 cm long. Males have a blue-violet throat and long forked tail; females have a shorter tail and cinnamon underparts. It visits flowers in Mexican highlands.What does it look like?About 9–10 cm long. Males have a blue to violet throat, white chest, green belly, white rump patches and a long forked tail. Females have a shorter tail and cinnamon underparts.How does it live?This tiny hummingbird is about 9–10 cm long. Males have a blue-violet throat and long forked tail; females have a shorter tail and cinnamon underparts. It visits flowers in Mexican highlands.In June 2010 in the Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, one female was observed for four days while feeding at ten plant species. This single-bird, short-period observation does not establish preferred flowers or regional diet.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.