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White-eared Hummingbird

Hylocharis leucotisOrder: APODIFORMESFamily: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

White-eared Hummingbird Breeding Male Portrait
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General

White-eared Hummingbird: Medium-sized hummingbird with iridescent green upperparts and throat, metallic violet head, black mask, white stripe with lower black border behind eye, and white belly. Bill is red with black tip. Female is duller with spotted throat and breast.

Range and Habitat

White-eared Hummingbird: Irregular summer visitor to extreme southeastern Arizona; rare in New Mexico and Texas. Frequents scrub habitat in oak and pine forests.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"tink-tink-tink"

Interesting Facts

 The female White-eared Hummingbird lays 2 white eggs that measure 0.5 inches in length.

 A group of hummingbirds has many collective nouns, including a “bouquet", "glittering", "hover", "shimmer", and "tune” of hummingbirds.



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family Hummingbird (Trochilidae)
Species Hylocharis leucotis
Length3.4 Inches
Wingspan4.5 Inches

White-eared Hummingbird

White-eared Hummingbird: Medium hummingbird, iridescent green upperparts and throat, metallic violet head, black mask, white stripe with lower black border behind eye, and white belly. Bill is red with black tip. Feeds primarily on nectar. Direct, hovering flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "tink-tink-tink"

● Foraging & Feeding: White-eared Hummingbird: Feeds on nectar, small winged insects, and spiders; forages low to mid-level.

● Breeding & nesting: White-eared Hummingbird: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of plants, moss, pine needles, and spider webs, lined with fine plant down, covered in lichens and moss, and built from 5 to 20 feet above the ground in a shrub or tree. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: White-eared Hummingbird: Broad-billed Hummingbird Male has forked blue-black tail, blue gorget, and green crown; female has grayer underparts and no streaks on chin or throat.

Flight Pattern

Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats.
White-eared Hummingbird Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: White-eared Hummingbird: Irregular summer visitor to extreme southeastern Arizona; rare in New Mexico and Texas. Frequents scrub habitat in oak and pine forests.
BreedingSolitary nester
PopulationCasual to rare
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.1 Ounces