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English
and Scientific names: |
Broad-billed Hummingbird
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Number
of individuals: |
1 male, age unknown. No grooves in bill. Wing and tail looked fresh. |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Iberia Parish |
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Specific
Locality: |
New Iberia, LA., Home of Mike Musuemeche. |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
Banded 12/16/05. |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Dave Patton Lafayette, LA 70506 |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
Mike Musuemeche (same bird reported by Mike Musuemeche) Note: This bird was recaptured on 4/13/06, 3 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, CO. |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
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Optical
equipment: |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
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Duration
of observation: |
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Habitat:
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Behavior
of bird: |
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Description: |
40% of the base of upper bill red. Most of lower bill red. Crown and back green. Throat had a few pins emerging but mostly complete and the color of an adult male Broad-billed, Blue/Green. Breast and belly green. Under tail coverts a pale grey. Tail a steel blue. |
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Voice: |
Chit, chit, chit, similar to a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. |
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Similar species: |
Measurements were all good for BBLH, tail = 34mm, wing cord = 53.19, exp culmen = 21.76, weight 3.70. The closest in appearance is the White-eared H. It has a
shorter bill.It's exposed culmen range is listed as 14.5-18.5mm (Pyle). |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
In hand Photo's submitted. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
Banded a few, and studied others in the wild. |
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Identification
aids: |
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This
description is written from: |
Notes taken during banding. |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
Yes |
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Reporter:
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Dave Patton
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Date
and time: |
8/17/06 |