| Appearance | Small bird about 5″ long. Bright red-orange with brown back, feathers, tail, and a mask over each eye. Flathead and stocky chest with a dark brown pointy bill. Females are gray/brown with a white breast and rust-colored lower belly. |
| Diet | Flying insects are their favorite. They also dine on grasshoppers and butterflies, honeybees, beetles, and crickets. |
| Feeder Food | You may be able to entice them with mealworms. |
| Habitat | Primarily live in the far southwest in the scrubby desert, wooded areas near riverbanks and lowlands with shrubs. |
| Nesting | Small nest constructed of twigs, grass, and spiderwebs located about 10-20′ up in a tree in the fork of a branch. 1-2 broods/season, 2-4 eggs/brood, incubation is 13-15 days and the young fledge about 14-16 days. Eggs are white with light and dark spots. |
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