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Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839) Family: Trochilidae Order: Apodiformes print version
Costa's hummingbird Colibri de Costa Colibrí de Costa Veilchenkopfelfe
Migration: intracontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Calypte costae Partial migrant, withdrawing from N part of breeding range, and concentrating in S part and somewhat beyond, in Mexico; winters mainly from S California and S Arizona to S Baja California and N Sinaloa. Following breeding some individuals disperse to N as far as extreme SW Canada and E as far as E Texas.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)


Regions: Mesoamerica, North America
Recommended link: http://www.hummingbirds.net/costas.html
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)