Least ConcernCommon Chuckwalla
Sauromalus ater
One of the 11 hummingbirds on WAnimals
Birds · Apodiformes · Trochilidae
Calothorax lucifer
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Lucifer hummingbird is a desert hummingbird, with a notably downcurved bill and an intensely violet gorget in the male. It depends on the flowering agaves of the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts, and its arrival in the mountains of Texas coincides with those plants coming into flower. Its name refers not to the devil but to light: Lucifer means light-bearer, from the iridescence of its throat.
Weight
3 g – 4 g
Size
9 cm – 10 cm
Life expectancy
6 years
Diet
Nectarivore
Feeds mainly on flower nectar.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Calothorax lucifer
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Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
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