Arizona
Rivoli’s Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens
(L 5.1" Wt 0.30-0.35 oz)
Second-largest hummingbird north
of Mexico...the Blue-throated
Mountain-gem is larger.
of Mexico...the Blue-throated
Mountain-gem is larger.
Madera Canyon
25Jan2020
Eugenes is Greek for noble,
proud; fulgens in Latin means
shining, glittering.
proud; fulgens in Latin means
shining, glittering.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Nathan
Pieplow
Macaulay
Library
Pieplow
Macaulay
Library
Thirteen of North America’s
eighteen species of hummingbirds
occur in southeastern Arizona.
(Victor Emanuel)
eighteen species of hummingbirds
occur in southeastern Arizona.
(Victor Emanuel)