Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Apodiformes
        Family: Trochilidae
          Genus: Calypte
            Species: costae

Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae

Costa's Hummingbird

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a small (9 cm) hummingbird with a bright purple cap and throat (males). They can be found in deserts and other scrub habitats of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico in desert scrub, sage scrub, and chaparral habitats. In New Mexico, they are occasional breeders in Guadalupe Canyon in Hidalgo County. They eat nectar and small arthropods.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1B,S1N

State Status: T

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BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 5

Number of Mapped Locations: 5

Number of Observations: 8

Observation date range: 01-01-1972 to 04-23-1996

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