Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Amazilia
 
Neotropical Birds
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 - Green-fronted Hummingbird
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Green-fronted Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons

Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published February 8, 2013

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Introduction

Found only in southwestern Mexico, Green-fronted Hummingbird inhabits arid scrub, pine oak forests, oak scrub, thorn forests, riparian woodlands, and partially open areas. Following the breeding season, some birds move to lower elevations. Year-round, Green-fronted Hummingbirds collect nectar from flowers at middle to upper levels and hawk for insects. Both males and females are all white below. Males have coppery tails that range from bronzy to more purplish while females tend to show less copper and more greenish gold in the tail.

Distribution of the Green-fronted Hummingbird - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Green-fronted Hummingbird

Recommended Citation

Arizmendi, M. d. C., C. I. Rodríguez-Flores, C. A. Soberanes-González, and T. S. Schulenberg (2013). Green-fronted Hummingbird (Amazilia viridifrons), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.grfhum1.01
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