Mexican Sheartail

Doricha eliza (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839)

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Mexican Sheartail, Doricha eliza, is a hummingbird of south-eastern Mexico, where it occurs in two separate areas: central Veracruz and the northern coastal belt of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is found in dry forest, dry scrub, mangroves, rural gardens and towns. The bird has a long, curved black bill and a dull green crown with bronzy-green upperparts. Males show a pink-purple throat with a white band beneath, while females have a whitish face and pale underparts with cinnamon tones on the sides.

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range
Middle America: se Mexico
Mexican Sheartail
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Tours where you can spot this bird

11 tours in Mexico

Private Half-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Private Half-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 6h

An easy private half-day from Merida visiting productive local birding sites with SUV transport and a spotting scope....

From USD 150
Private Half-Day Northern Yucatan Endemics Birding Tour
Private Half-Day Northern Yucatan Endemics Birding Tour
Mexico / Merida Private tour 6h

A private morning combining dry forest and ranch country with the northern coast in search of Yucatan Peninsula specialties and endemics....

From USD 150
Private Full-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Private Full-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 12h

A dawn-to-dusk private circuit linking Merida wetlands, tropical dry forest and the northern Yucatan coast for a broad mix of birds....

From USD 250
Playa Juan Ángel and Río San Isidro Birding Tour
Playa Juan Ángel and Río San Isidro Birding Tour
Mexico / Úrsulo Galván Private tour

A private birding outing at Playa Juan Angel & Desembocadura Río San Isidro with Veracruz biologist and local guide Gustavo Contreras, plan...

Laguna de Miradores Birding Tour
Laguna de Miradores Birding Tour
Mexico / Emiliano Zapata Private tour

A private birding outing at Laguna de Miradores with Veracruz biologist and local guide Gustavo Contreras, planned around seasonal birds and...

Custom Yucatan Birding and Nature Photography Tour
Custom Yucatan Birding and Nature Photography Tour
Mexico / Yucatan Peninsula Private tour 1 day

A custom birding and nature photography experience in the Yucatan Peninsula, designed around target birds, family needs or Maya-history inte...

12-Day Yucatan Peninsula Birding Tour
12-Day Yucatan Peninsula Birding Tour
Mexico / Cancun Group tour 12 days

A 12-day Yucatan birding tour exploring the peninsula, southern forests near the Guatemala and Belize borders, Rio Lagartos, Calakmul and Co...

9-Day Yucatan Peninsula Birding Trip
9-Day Yucatan Peninsula Birding Trip
Mexico / Cancun Group tour 9 days

A 9-day Yucatan Peninsula birding trip covering Puerto Morelos, Valladolid, Rio Lagartos, Merida, Campeche, Calakmul, Bacalar and Cozumel....

Classic 9-Day Yucatan Birding Route
Classic 9-Day Yucatan Birding Route
Mexico / Cancun Group tour 9 days

A relaxed 9-day Yucatan Peninsula birding route through Cancun, Cozumel, Rio Lagartos, Valladolid, Coba, Muyil and Felipe Carrillo Puerto....

Rio Lagartos Birdwatching and Mangrove Boat Tour
Rio Lagartos Birdwatching and Mangrove Boat Tour
Mexico / Rio Lagartos Private tour 1 day

A Rio Lagartos birdwatching day for flamingos, mangroves, coastal dunes, restricted-range birds and optional early nocturnal targets....

Private Birding Day from Merida
Private Birding Day from Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 1 day

A flexible birding day from Merida combining Yucatan lowland forest, coastal wetlands and optional afternoon city birding....