White-eared Hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis


White-eared Hummingbird
The main range of this hummingbird is in Mexico, extending as far south as Nicaragua;  its northern limit is the American southwest, especially the sky-island mountains of southeastern Arizona where these two photos were taken, one in spring and one during the late summer monsoon. The site was Beatty's Guest Ranch in upper Miller Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains, famous among birders as one of the best places in North America to see a variety of hummingbirds. The White-eared is a close relative of Xantus's Hummingbird of Baja California.


White-eared Hummingbird