Male - Dorian Anderson - ML164568721 — Male © Dorian Anderson eBird S46399424 Macaulay Library ML 149052511

Female - John van Dort - ML164568801 — Female © John van Dort

Male - Dorian Anderson - ML304296861 — Male © Dorian Anderson

Female - Rebecca Hansen - ML304296931 — Female © Rebecca Hansen

Immature male - Shailesh Pinto - ML304296871 — Immature male © Shailesh Pinto

Male - Dorian Anderson - ML304296981 — Male © Dorian Anderson

Male - John van Dort - ML42601471 — Male © John van Dort

Male - Lynne Hertzog - ML42601481 — Male © Lynne Hertzog

Male - Ana Paula Oxom - ML304296891 — Male © Ana Paula Oxom

White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis

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Identification

Stocky, rather distinctive, medium-sized hummingbird in mountain pine-oak and pine-evergreen forests and clearings, where it usually is one of the commonest hummingbird species. Feeds mainly at low to middle levels, often at banks of roadside flowers. Both sexes have a black mask, bold and thick white ear-stripe, and red base to the bill. Male’s head and throat often appear black, but in the right light, it flashes brilliant violet and green. Female has a pale throat and breast with green spots.

White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis

Identification

Exotic species