Costa's Hummingbird #3
by Dennis Boyd
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Costa's Hummingbird #3
Artist
Dennis Boyd
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Costa's Hummingbirds are small and compact hummingbirds with a hunched posture. Their short tail barely meets their short wings when perched. The male's gorget (throat patch) flares out along the sides of the neck like an overgrown mustache. This species is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3–3.5 in in length. Bright purple feathers drape across the throat of male Costa's Hummingbirds, sticking out wildly to each side, like an overgrown mustache. Males show off their purple colors for females, which are dressed in green with a pale eyebrow and a whitish belly.
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March 7th, 2018
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