How do you identify a Mexican Sheartail?

This is a tiny bird, weighing only 2.4 to 2.6 g (0.085 to 0.092 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Mexican Sheartail?

The Mexican Sheartail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 3 g.

Where can you see a Mexican Sheartail?

The Mexican Sheartail is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Mexican Sheartail?

The Mexican Sheartail is most easily confused with the Slender Sheartail.

Is the Mexican Sheartail endangered?

The Mexican Sheartail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Mexican Sheartail

Doricha eliza

Hummingbirds · Apodiformes · Rare

The Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza) is a rare hummingbird found only in Mexico, weighing about 3 g. The Mexican sheartail is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

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Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 1 — Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 2 — Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 3 — Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 4 — Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 5 — Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 6 — Photo: Thompson Hyggen · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 7 — Photo: Abraham A. Gómez Landero · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 8 — Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 9 — Photo: Diego Puc Estrada · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza), photo 10 — Photo: Diego Puc Estrada · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Mexican Sheartail

The Mexican sheartail is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

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How to identify it

This is a tiny bird, weighing only 2.4 to 2.6 g (0.085 to 0.092 oz). All Mexican sheartails have a long, curved and black bill, a dull green crown and bronzy-green nape and upperparts. Males and females are sexual dimorphic. The male, which are 9 to 10 centimetres (3.5 to 3.9 in) long including the tail, have a white line behind the eye and a pink-purple throat with a white band below. His underparts are dull green, being clearer on median belly and feathers cover his undertail. The male's tail is long and deeply forked, usually held closed in repose.

Where it lives

Mexico

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Slender SheartailDoricha enicura

Quick questions

How do you identify a Mexican Sheartail?: This is a tiny bird, weighing only 2.4 to 2.6 g (0.085 to 0.092 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Mexican Sheartail?: The Mexican Sheartail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 3 g.
Where can you see a Mexican Sheartail?: The Mexican Sheartail is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Mexican Sheartail?: The Mexican Sheartail is most easily confused with the Slender Sheartail.
Is the Mexican Sheartail endangered?: The Mexican Sheartail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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