Mexican Sheartail

Doricha eliza

Near Threatened

The Mexican Sheartail is a nectar-feeding hummingbird of Mexico and adjacent Central America. It also takes tiny insects and spiders for protein, using fast hovering flight, rapid wingbeats, and a long bill to work flowers and defend feeding areas. It is not yet globally threatened, but range pressure or population trends mean it needs watching.

Family

Trochilidae

Group

Hummingbirds

Range

Mexican Sheartail Range — Mexico and adjacent Central America

Population

≈ 5,600–8,300

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