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WoodlandCup nestTiny · 3 g
ID tip
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World does not describe the turquoise-crowned hummingbird separately from the broad-billed hummingbird. Voice: The turquoise-crowned hummingbird's vocalizations have not been separately described from those of the broad-billed hummingbird. That species' song, sung only by males, "egins with short chip note, then a series of similar notes ranging in frequency from 2 to 13 kHz."
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When to see the Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
The turquoise-crowned hummingbird or Doubleday's hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Mexico.
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Easily confused with
Cozumel EmeraldCynanthus forficatusMale Cozumel emeralds are 9 to 10.5 cm (3.5 to 4.1 in) long and females 8 to 9.1 cm (3.1 to 3.6 in).
Golden-crowned EmeraldCynanthus auricepsThe golden-crowned emerald is 7.5 to 9.5 cm (3.0 to 3.7 in) long and weighs about 2.2 g (0.078 oz).
Tres Marias HummingbirdCynanthus lawrenceiThe Tres Marias hummingbird has a broad reddish bill with a black tip.
Side by side: Canivet's Emerald vs Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird · Golden-crowned Emerald vs Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird · Cozumel Emerald vs Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
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