Violet-crowned Hummingbird Records

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Records for
VIOLET-CROWNED HUMMINGBIRD
(Amazilia violiceps)

in North America

STATUS: Most people see their "life birds" in Paton's backyard in Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. They are regularly seen there in season but have wandered widely through Texas and California.

MAP COLORS:
BREEDING RANGE: Common; Less common
NON-BREEDING RANGE: Common; Less common
YEAR ROUND RANGE: Common; Less Common
SINGLE RECORDS WITHIN TOWN - Small Red DOT ||| 2-4 RECORDS - Large Red CIRCLE ||| 5+ RECORDS - Large Red SQUARE

Rarity Records Map
Credits: North America outline map provided by Andrew MacRae
Permission for use granted on website (http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/maps/maps.html)
Breeding and non-breeding ranges are adapted from A Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America,
Copyright 2001 by Sheri L. Williamson, published by Houghton Mifflin Co. Used by permission of the author.

RECORDS

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CANADA RARITY RECORDS

No Records

USA RARITY RECORDS

ARIZONA (records outside Santa Cruz, Cochise, Pima, and Pinal Counties)
CALIFORNIA
1. 6 July - late December 1976 -- Santa Paula, Ventura County, (CBRC 1996 Report) - 1st state record
2. 25-29 May 1987 -- Bouquet Canyon, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, (CBRC 1996 Report) - 2nd state record
3. 26-29 March 1992 -- Kenwood, Sonoma County, (18th Report of CBRC: 1992 Records; Western Birds, vol 27(1), 1996; American Birds vol 46(3), 1992) - imm; 3rd state record
4. 13 November - 3 December 1996 -- east Carlsbad, San Diego County, (CBRC 1996 Report) - photographed; 4th state record
5. 17-23 September 1999 -- Westhaven, Humbolt County, (CBRC 1999 Report) - photographed; 5th state record
6. 8 February 2006 -- Grass Valley, Nevada County, (CALBIRD email, 3/7/06) - one-day-wonder, videotaped; 6th state record pending acceptance by CBRC
NEW MEXICO
1. 29 July 1999 -- Double Adobes in Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, (North American Birds vol 53(4), 1999)
TEXAS
1. 2-14 December 1987 - El Paso, El Paso County, (TBRC 1988 Report) - first state record
2. 30-31 March 1996 - Big Bend NP, Brewster County, (TBRC 1997 Report)
3. 31 October 1996 - Lake Amistad, Val Verde County, (TBRC 1997 Report)
4. 2 March 1998 - Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, (TBRC 1999 Report)
5. 10-11 May 1999 - Weslaco, Hidalgo County, (TBRC 2000 Report; North American Birds vol 53(3), 1999)
6. 6 November 2001 - 16 February 2002 - El Paso, El Paso County, (TBRC 2003 Report)
7. 24 May - 6 June 2002 - on a private ranch in northern Presidio County, (TBRC 2003 Report)

Compiled by Stacy Jon Peterson (Eagle River, Alaska) from many sources, not the least of which were listserv reports and Bird Records Committee archives in North America.