Berylline Hummingbird

Berylline Hummingbird (Amazilia beryllina ), Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County

Berylline Hummingbird is casual in SE Arizona. Most are found at feeders in mid-elevation canyons in the "Sky Island" mountains. This individual is rare in that it was found away from feeders on August 8, 2006 (though a feeder was subsequently hung in the area). Typically, it was in the Hopkins Fork of Madera Canyon at about 5,800 feet elevation. This year has seen an above-average number of these handsome hummingbirds in the region. This is an AZ Bird Committee Review Species. Thanks to Oliver Niehuis for his documenting photograph from August 12, 2006.

Photographed by Oliver Niehuis, on 12 August 2006