Wine-throated Hummingbird Atthis ellioti
- LC Least Concern
- Names (15)
Version: 1.0 — Published March 29, 2013
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Male Wine-throated Hummingbirds have extravagant magenta gorgets but the throats of females are plain. These tiny hummers inhabit humid and semi-humid forests, pine-oak woodlands, and neighboring shrubby areas. Wine-throated Hummingbirds primarily feed on nectar and are able to easily steal nectar from the floral territories of other hummingbirds since they resemble a bee in size and flight pattern. During courtship displays. Males move back and forth in front of females as they call continuously.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding