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English
and Scientific names: |
Green-
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Number
of individuals: |
One immature male |
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Locality:
LOUISIANA: |
Caddo |
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Specific
Locality: |
Brownstone Dr., Greenwood LA |
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Date(s)
when observed: |
August 20, 2009 |
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Time(s)
of day when observed: |
3:30-4:30PM (bird was first seen by homeowner at 12:08PM) |
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Reporting
observer and address: |
Paul Dickson Shreveport, LA |
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Other observers
accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s): |
Terry Davis |
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Other observers who
independently identified the bird(s) |
Charlie Lyon |
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Light conditions
(position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light): |
bright sun and shade of porch |
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Optical
equipment: |
10x40 bino |
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Distance
to bird(s): |
at feeder 15' from window |
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Duration
of observation: |
1 hr. |
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Habitat:
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mowed yard of country home. Pond, Willow & Red Oaks in yard.
No flowers. Woodland and pasture surrounding. |
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Behavior
of bird: |
Feeding at hummingbird feeder. Aggressive towards numerous
Ruby-throated. Fed briefly without perching. Returned to feeder in 20 min.
intervals. Homeowner kept a log of visits. |
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Description: |
very large, green hummingbird with white underparts and an
irregular, splotchy central stripe of iridescent green and purple running
from throat to vent. Cinnamon wash to either side of central stripe in the
throat and breast area. Bill dark, long and decurved. Tail as follows R2-R5:
base appearing rufous in shade and iridescent mauve to violet in sunlight.
The base ran about 2/3 the length of the tail followed by a narrow dark
sub-terminal band and a narrow white terminal band on R3-5. R2 was dark
tipped. R1 yellow green through out. Upper surface of tail poorly seen.
Wings, back and remaining upperparts green. |
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Voice: |
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Similar species: |
Superb photographs were taken by Jeff Trahan.
I did not go outside so as not to scare it off. |
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Photographs or tape
recordings obtained? |
Black-throated Mango: by cinnamon wash on throat and breast
which Black-throated lacks (O'Neal-Peru book)
Other mangos by green iridescent central stripe, not black and by mauve to
violet iridescence on undertail. |
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Previous experience with
this species: |
Costa Rica, Mexico |
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Identification
aids: |
Birds of Peru, other Central American books, Sheri Williamson\'s
Peterson series Hummingbird guide. |
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This
description is written from: |
memory after |
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Are you positive of your
identification? If not, explain: |
yes, and that it is a male based on narrow white tips to R3-5
and none on R2 |
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Date
and time: |
August 21, 2009 |