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Broad-billed hummingbird (female)
Cynanthus latirostris

latirostris

Size: 4 inches
Overall Color: green and gray
Occurrence: widespread
Diet: insects, spiders, sap, nectar
Nest: cup in tree or shrub
Field Identification: hummingbird green on back and wings grayish white underneath
Season: winter


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Apodiformes
Family: 41 Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Genus: Cynanthus
Species: latirostris

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