Male Costa’s hummingbird (Calypte costae)
Detailed Description
This male Costa’s hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a summer resident in the Mojave Desert of Clark County, Nevada, and one of many species cover by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. USGS-WERC researchers and their collaborators have provided species habitat models for decision-support in this process.
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