Summary ⁵

The Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) is a large hummingbird. It is the only member of the genus Eugenes, although the northern, nominate subspecies E. f. fulgens has on occasion been separated from the larger, southern race of Costa Rica and Panama, E. f. spectabilis, as Rivoli's Hummingbird.

Cool facts ⁶

The Magnificent Hummingbird is the second-largest hummingbird north of Mexico. Only the Blue-throated Hummingbird is larger.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2308458152
2. (c) Dmitry Mozzherin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3333986673_20c701a6a6.jpg
3. (c) Dmitry Mozzherin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3333986493_cf1e337f67.jpg
4. (c) Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenes_fulgens
6. Public Domain, http://eol.org/data_objects/27489671

More Info

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• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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