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Cozumel Emerald

Cynanthus forficatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 54, February 21, March 33, April 15, May 12, June 13, July 27, August 11, September 5, October 21, November 60, December 53.
Mexico325
Quintana Roo325

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • HoveringCan hover in place while flyingChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Nectar feederDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on nectar.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderSwifts and Hummingbirds · Apodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds · Trochilidae
GenusCynanthus

Sources

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