Lucifer Sheartail
Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Lucifer Sheartail, Calothorax lucifer, is a hummingbird that breeds in south-west USA and central Mexico. It was described by Swainson in 1827. In its range it is linked with dry country and high ground, including deserts, arid areas and places with agave, as well as canyons, mountain slopes and dry washes. It is a green bird with a slightly curved bill, and the male has a long magenta gorget and a forked dark tail. The female is larger and less vivid, with a pale throat and white or buff underparts.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- North America: sw USA to c Mexico
