MALE ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (ORANGE-RUMPED), MONTE VERDE PARK, LAKEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this hummingbird as a male Allen's Hummingbird (Orange-rumped) as follows:

• Green back and crown with rufous rump, flanks, face and tail.
• Large iridescent throat patch
• As much as we can see of the breast is white.
• White spot behind eye
• Some Allen's Hummingbirds are year-round residents of California, but the very similar Rufous Hummingbird is a migrant, thus it would not normally be seen in Los Angeles County in December.

   Allen's Hummingbird is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,108.

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