Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza) - HBW 5, p. 667
French: Colibri élise
German: Rosenkehl-Sternkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí de Elisa
Taxonomy: Trochilus eliza Lesson and DeLattre, 1839, between Veracruz and Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Genus sometimes merged into Calothorax, or an expanded version of Calliphlox. The two populations of present species show some differences in plumage characters, possibly representing two races. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Mexico, in C Veracruz and N coast of Yucatán Peninsula (E to Holbox I).
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A front view of a female on a prickly branch, then flying away Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 24 sec 4.2 -
A female perched on an electricity wire. Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 27 July 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
A perched moulting male, defecating, stretching its wings and flying away Locality Celestún, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 October 2006 5 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A back and then a front view of a female on a branch Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 27 sec 3.8 -
A moulting male feeding on hibiscus flowers Locality Celestún, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 October 2006 5 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
A female perched on a barbed wire, spreading it's tail. Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 27 July 2005 5 years ago 16 sec 3.6
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A Male perched on a branch
Locality Celestún, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 8 January 2011 2 years ago 3.4 -
Female perched on a tree
Locality Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 8 January 2011 2 years ago 3 -
a very pooor view of an adult male
Locality Chavarrillo, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern)
albert 26 September 2009 3 years ago 2
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