Mexican Sheartail
Doricha eliza
Near ThreatenedAves · Apodiformes · Trochilidae
About
The Mexican sheartail is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Fun Fact
All Mexican sheartails have a long, curved and black bill, a dull green crown and bronzy-green nape and upperparts.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found only in Mexico where it lives in two disjunct populations, one in the center of Veracruz and the other in the northern coastal area of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Diet
Feeds on nectar from flowers and has been seen visiting Ipomoea, Justicia and Helicteres guazumaefolia.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Hunting and Collection
- Climate Change