The White-eared Hummingbird is a Mexican and Central American species that occasionally strays to the mountain canyons of southeastern Arizona, making it one of the rarest hummingbirds in the United States. The male has a bold white postocular stripe, a red-based bill, and a violet-purple crown and throat. Its chattering calls help alert observers to its presence in mixed hummingbird flocks.
Habitat
High-elevation pine-oak forests of mountain canyons
Diet
Nectar and small insects
How common
Very rare
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