Texas
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
(L 4.25" WS 5.75" WT 0.13 oz)
Found along the western
edge of the gulf coast.
edge of the gulf coast.
Amazilia is after an Inca heroine
in the french novel “Les Incas, Ou,
La Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”.
in the french novel “Les Incas, Ou,
La Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”.
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Society
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South Padre Island
21Apr2021
The hummingbird gathers as
much as 12 times their body
weight in sugary nectar each
day. (Jim Robbins)
much as 12 times their body
weight in sugary nectar each
day. (Jim Robbins)