Female
Photo by Isidor Jeklin

Adult Male: Iridescent green above. Iridescent ruby throat may appear black in bad light. Black patch extends from beneath the eye to the long thin bill. Whitish breast and belly. Tail feathers tipped in white.

Adult Female: Lacks the ruby throat and eye patch.

Immature: Resembles females adult. 

Habitat: Forest habitats, residential areas and parks. 

A Florida resident. 

Text by Mary Jean Rogers, West Volusia Audubon.