Rivoli's hummingbird

Rivoli's hummingbird was formerly known as the Magnificent hummingbird, a name it held for many decades. It is a large hummingbird species belonging to the mountain-gem genus Eugenes.

This bird is primarily found in mountainous pine-oak forests from the southwestern United States down through Mexico to Nicaragua. In the US, they are most commonly spotted in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.

Adult males have a striking dark, iridescent violet crown and a bright emerald green throat, known as a gorget. The rest of their body is mostly dark green and black, making them noticeably larger than common backyard hummers.

In 2017, the American Ornithological Society split the southern population into its own species, the Talamanca hummingbird. The Talamanca is found specifically in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama and is noticeably larger than Rivoli's.