About the Wine-throated Hummingbird
The wine-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
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The wine-throated hummingbird is 6.5 to 7 cm (2.6 to 2.8 in) long. Females weigh 2 to 4 g (0.071 to 0.14 oz); male weights are not documented. Both sexes of both subspecies have a short, straight, blackish bill and a small white spot behind the eye. Males of the nominate subspecies have green upperparts. Their gorget is glittering rose pink with violet highlights, and its longer hindward feathers flare out and back. The flanks are a mix of cinnamon and green and the rest of the underparts are whitish. The central pair of tail feathers are green with some rufous at the base.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bumblebee HummingbirdSelasphorus heloisaThe bumblebee hummingbird is 5.9 to 7.5 cm (2.3 to 3.0 in) long and weighs 2 to 2.7 g (0.071 to 0.095 oz); it is one of the smallest hummingbirds.
Glow-throated HummingbirdSelasphorus ardensThe glow-throated hummingbird is about 7 cm (2.8 in) long.
Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintillaIt is only 6.5–8 cm (2.6–3.1 in) long, including the bill.
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