Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala)
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Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala (Lesson, RP, 1830)

10–12 cmLength5.1 gWeight

Busiest months: January–May and October · Most records: Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras

Where and when it's recorded

Azure-crowned Hummingbird has been recorded at 86 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parque Ecológico El HayaMexico3,104 records
  2. RNP ChajbaocGuatemala2,374 records
  3. Finca Rubel ChaimGuatemala2,348 records
More places
  1. Laguna del BosqueGuatemala1,385 records
  2. Finca El Pilar – comederos de colibríesGuatemala672 records
  3. Mountain Pine Ridge – Hidden ValleyBelize638 records
  4. Parque Ecológico Cerro de MacuiltépetlMexico617 records
  5. Kiekari Bird ObservatoryMexico539 records
  6. Reserva Natural MontessoriGuatemala477 records
  7. Calle al sur de El TizatilloHonduras413 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GuatemalaMexicoHondurasBelizeNicaragua

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Azure-crowned Hummingbird?

The Azure-crowned Hummingbird is about 10–12 cm long and weighs around 5.1 g.

Where does the Azure-crowned Hummingbird live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: eastern Mexico to Nicaragua. It is most often recorded in Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras.

When is the best time to see the Azure-crowned Hummingbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, March, April, May and October (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Azure-crowned Hummingbird eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Azure-crowned Hummingbird in?

It belongs to the family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), order Apodiformes.

At a glance

Length
10–12 cm
Weight
5.1 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
61 mm
Tail
37 mm
Bill
23 mm
Tarsus
6 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America: eastern Mexico to Nicaragua

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Saucerottia

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Azure-crowned Hummingbird

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