Lucifer Sheartail

The Lucifer Sheartail or lucifer hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) is a medium-sized hummingbird with short wings, a white streak behind its eye, and a long, curved bill. The male has a long, magenta gorget, a forked, dark tail, green crown, and white underparts. The female is larger, has duller plumage, a paler throat, and an underbelly of white or buff feathers that are typically trimmed in red.

It is found in deserts and dry regions with agave plants in the southwestern United States, from southwest Texas to southeastern Arizona, and in central and northern Mexico. Additionally, it can be discovered on the Madrean sky islands at the northern tip of Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental. Its preferred habitat is typically found at elevations of 3,500–5,500 feet (1,100–1,700 m) in canyons, on mountain slopes, and in dry washes with desert plants including cactus and shrubs. The migratory birds head to central Mexico in the winter. The diet consists mainly of nectar from agave and colorful desert flowers, spiders, and small insects