Birds of Mexico

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Saucerottia (3 species, 11 worldwide)


Berylline Hummingbird
Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) Male
Jardín Botánico del Instituto de Biología UNAM, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Berylline Hummingbird
Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) Female
Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Aaron Maizlish     Copyright and usage info

A medium-sized hummingbird with a rufous wing patch, found in mountains and foothills. Male and female similar, but male is brighter/shinier.

Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala cyanocephala)
El Triunfo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-tailed Hummingbird
Blue-tailed Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanura guatemalae)
Los Andes Reserve, Guatemala  
   
Photograph by Alex Navarro   © All Rights Reserved.



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