As the name suggests, this bird is identifiable by its rich blue throat. The rest of its body is covered in dull green feathers.
These birds prefer to stay in coniferous woodlands either in or close to the mountains. Whilst these birds have active courting, they do not have flight displays. Instead they use songs to attract females.
Males are, especially during the mating season, territorial and defensive. They have been known to often fight off other males that approach their territory or their mate.
Females are less aggressive but will still push others away from bird feeders.
They are most common in Arizona during their breeding season, but some individuals stay in the far south of the state year-round.
They can be seen along the eastern border of the state and there haven’t been any recorded sightings outside of their range. These birds are happy and frequent visitors to gardens within their range that have sugar water feeders.