Berylline
Common name: Berylline Hummingbird
Scientific name: Saucerottia beryllina
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds
The Berylline hummingbird is 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in) long. Males weigh about 4.4 g (0.16 oz) and females about 4.0 g (0.14 oz).
Medium-sized hummingbird, are usually fairly common in the foothills. Favors oak woodlands, adjacent brushy thickets, and shade-coffee plantations, in both drier and more humid situations. Feeds at all levels and often rather aggressively chases off most other hummingbirds. Note the bright rusty wing patch and rusty tail (which often has purple and bronze highlights). The lower bill is red but is often hard to see. Sexes are similar, but the female has a duller, less buffy belly; birds from Chiapas south have a green belly.
Identification by eBird and Merlin
5 subspecies:
Berylline Hummingbird (Northern)
S. b. viola
Distribution W Mexico (Sonora to Michoacán and Guerrero); rarely, SW USA.S. b. beryllina
Distribution C Mexico (México S to S Veracruz and Oaxaca).
Berylline Hummingbird (Sumichrast's)
3. S. b. lichtensteini
Distribution S Mexico (W Chiapas)
4. S. b. sumichrasti
Distribution S Mexico (extreme SE Oaxaca, NC and S Chiapas).
5. S. b. devillei
Distribution S Guatemala and El Salvador to C Honduras.
taken in Mexico
taken in the United States
