Costas Hummingbird (Male)

• Scientific Name: Calypte Costae
• Common Name: Costas Hummingbird (Male)
• Diet: nectar, insects
• Color: green/white
• Size: 3.5 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: green back, white belly, purple throat crown and gorget
• Nest: small cup
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Calypte
• Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
• Order: Apodiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: costae