Rivoli’s Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens
From the mid-1980s until recently, this bird was called the Magnificent Hummingbird. When this species was first described in the late 1820s, the name given to it was Rivoli’s Hummingbird. Once again, reviving the old name. I wonder what name the people of the first nations gave to this species!
These birds are rarely seen in the USA. They breed from the extreme southwestern United States south through much of Mexico and Central America. In the USA, they breed in the mountains of southeastern Arizona. Included in their range are the Santa Ritas, the Catalinas, the Huachucas, the Chiricahuas, and the Pinaleno mountains (Mount Graham). Occasionally they are seen in extreme southwestern New Mexico.
Most modern research supports the view that the Rivoli’s Hummingbird is monotypic (i.e. no subspecies). But some authors claim E. f. viridiceps, living in southern Mexico and northern Nicaragua, is a valid subspecies.
Rivoli’s Hummingbirds are the second largest hummingbird found in the USA. Only the Blue-Throated Mountain-Gem (a.k.a. Blue-Throated Hummingbird) is slightly larger.
14 Photos
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Arizona has several streams called “Cave Creek”. But for my money, the one in the Chiricahuas near Portal is the only one that has captured my attention. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:10 11:17 |
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Location:
Cave Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: RivolisHummingbird_Z9X0373_Portal-CaveCreek-AZ |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Arizona has several streams called “Cave Creek”. But for my money, the one in the Chiricahuas near Portal is the only one that has captured my attention. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:10 11:17 |
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Location:
Cave Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: RivolisHummingbird_Z9X0368_Portal-CaveCreek-AZ |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Arizona has several streams called “Cave Creek”. But for my money, the one in the Chiricahuas near Portal is the only one that has captured my attention. |
Date Taken: 2023:07:10 11:17 |
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Location:
Cave Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: RivolisHummingbird_Z9X0360_Portal-CaveCreek-AZ |
| © 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Female. Beatty's Miller Canyon Guest Ranch, East Face of the Huachuca Mountains. Sierra Vista, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:09:02 15:00 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 650 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: JCD_0086MagnificentHummingbird |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Beatty's Miller Canyon Guest Ranch, East Face of the Huachuca Mountains. Sierra Vista, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:09:02 14:01 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 500 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD_0042MagnificentHummingbird |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:27 9:31 |
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Location:
Madera Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722394-MagnificentHummingbird |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Formerly named Magificent Hummingbird. Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 15:52 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X2335-MagnificentHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Formerly named Magificent Hummingbird. Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 15:34 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X2290-MagnificentHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Birds at Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona 2013-08-28. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 15:33 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2287-MagnificentHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Formerly named Magificent Hummingbird. Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 15:03 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X2221-MagnificentHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:27 15:07 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X1937-MagnificentHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:27 15:47 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X1964-MagnificentHummingBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 13:25 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2120-MagnificentHummingbird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Rivoli's Hummingbird(Eugenes fulgens) |
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Description: Birds at Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon, near Hereford, Arizona 2013-08-28. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:28 15:00 |
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Location:
Miller Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2216-MagnificentHummingBird-Juvenile-Male |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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