Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird

(Philodice dupontii)

Endemic from Central Mexico to Nicaragua. Humid to semiarid forest edge, brushy second growth, scrubby woodland, often with oaks. Feeding flight slow and bee-like, tail cocked, wings make low, insect like humming. Feeds and perches low to high, makes prolonged insect-catching flights from exposed perches.

750 – 2500 m (2,500 – 8,500 ft)

Sites: San Buenaventura