Anna's |
Allen's |
Rufous |
Black-chinned |
Costa's |
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Status |
Year round resident. Most common. | Year round resident. Less common than Anna | Migrant only and just a couple in August | Only seen as migrant in our yard in August but many individuals for several weeks | Migrant only and just a couple in August |
Male |
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Male tail |
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![]() No notch on tail feather |
![]() Notch on tail feather towards |
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Male back |
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![]() Green back |
![]() Orange back but a small percentage have green back. Notch tail feather the best identifier and in San Diego only seen normally at 2 migration times. |
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Male Head |
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![]() Black is under the chin and then abruptly changes to purple gorget. |
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Female |
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Female Tail |
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Subadult |
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