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01-JUN-2006

Blue-throated Hummingbird?

I initially thought this was a Magnificent Hummingbird (f). It looks like there is some blue on the throat of this bird. For those who are more knowledgeable, could this be a Blue-throated Hummingbird? It is At Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon.

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Michael Todd12-Jul-2006 16:10
Mike,

It's been a while since I've seen either species, but everything looks right to me for Blue-throated, especially the size and boldness of the white tail spots and bold double facial stripe, not to mention the hint of blue on the throat. Not sure about the elevation, we didn't have any Blue-throats at Paton's, but it was earlier in the spring when I visited AZ. All of our Blue-throats were up pretty high.

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