Lucifer Hummingbird

The tiny, vividly purple-throated Lucifer Hummingbird is mainly a species of northern Mexico and central Mexico. Where it reaches the United States, in extreme southern Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas, it's a highly sought-after species among avid birders. Lucifer Hummingbird belongs to a group of hummingbird species called “sheartails,” named for their deeply forked, narrow tail.

Lucifer means “light-bearing” in Latin and is the name of various figures in folklore linked with the planet Venus, the light-bringer of a personified dawn. One can assume the light being referred to in this case is the beautiful iridescent and flaring, purple gorget of the Lucifer Hummingbird.