Kingdom Animalia Family Trochilidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Class Aves Subfamily Trochilinae Genus Cynanthus Order Apodiformes | |
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Similar Dusky hummingbird, Long‑tailed sabrewing, Cinnamon‑sided hummingbird, Cynanthus, Blue‑capped hummingbird | ||
Doubleday's hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family also known as the turquoise-crowned hummingbird.
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Geographic Range
Cynanthus doubledayi is found along the Pacific coast of south-west Mexico.
Diet
Hummingbirds in generally eat;
Insects provide critical nutrients like fat, protein and salts that nectar does not provide.
Sap is consumed when nectar is unavailable and contains enough scructose to sustain the hummingbird’s energy use.
Although pollen is not directly consumed an amount of pollen is stuck to the Hummingbird’s beak thus being ingested, only about 10% of ingested pollen is actually digested and provides a small amount of protein.
References
Doubleday's hummingbird Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA