Common Name: Lucifer Hummingbird
Scientific Name: Calothorax lucifer
Range in North America: Rare summer visitor and occasional breeder in west Texas as well as extreme southeastern Arizona southwestern New Mexico.
The Lucifer hummingbird is a rare but beautiful hummingbird in North America. Males have a boldly iridescent purple throat, green upperparts and flanks and a dark, forked tail. Females have green upperparts and buff underparts, and can be identified by a blurry gray ear streak.
Both genders have heavy, long bills that are clearly curved downward.
This desert hummingbird prefers areas with plentiful agave and ocotillo plants, though they can also be found along the fringes of mountain canyons. They rarely visit backyards.
Photo © Maryann Eastman
Scientific Name: Calothorax lucifer
Range in North America: Rare summer visitor and occasional breeder in west Texas as well as extreme southeastern Arizona southwestern New Mexico.
The Lucifer hummingbird is a rare but beautiful hummingbird in North America. Males have a boldly iridescent purple throat, green upperparts and flanks and a dark, forked tail. Females have green upperparts and buff underparts, and can be identified by a blurry gray ear streak.
Both genders have heavy, long bills that are clearly curved downward.
This desert hummingbird prefers areas with plentiful agave and ocotillo plants, though they can also be found along the fringes of mountain canyons. They rarely visit backyards.
Photo © Maryann Eastman
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