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3 1/2" (9 cm)<br /> | 3 1/2" (9 cm)<br /> | ||
Needle-like bill, metallic green above, white below, buff sides, white-tipped outer tail feathers, brilliant, iridescent red throat which females and immature males lack. | Needle-like bill, metallic green above, white below, buff sides, white-tipped outer tail feathers, brilliant, iridescent red throat which females and immature males lack. | ||
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====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
Averages shorter-billed and longer-tailed than [[Black-chinned Hummingbird]], with wing tip straighter and narrower. | Averages shorter-billed and longer-tailed than [[Black-chinned Hummingbird]], with wing tip straighter and narrower. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Southern [[Canada]] and [[USA]] - east of the Rocky Mountains; winters to [[Central America]] and rarely to the [[Caribbean]]. | Southern [[Canada]] and [[USA]] - east of the Rocky Mountains; winters to [[Central America]] and rarely to the [[Caribbean]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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{{GSearch|Archilochus+colubris}} | {{GSearch|Archilochus+colubris}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:05, 21 August 2010
- Archilochus colubris
Identification
3 1/2" (9 cm)
Needle-like bill, metallic green above, white below, buff sides, white-tipped outer tail feathers, brilliant, iridescent red throat which females and immature males lack.
Similar Species
Averages shorter-billed and longer-tailed than Black-chinned Hummingbird, with wing tip straighter and narrower.
Distribution
Southern Canada and USA - east of the Rocky Mountains; winters to Central America and rarely to the Caribbean.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Suburban gardens, parks, and woodlands.
Behaviour
Breeding
The 2 white eggs are laid in a nest which has been woven from soft plant material. It is held together with spider silk and then covered with lichen.
Diet
The diet includes nectar, but Ruby-throated Hummingbird can also be seen taking insects and tree sap from woodpecker (sapsucker) drilling and insects taken in flight.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- What Bird
- eNature
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ruby-throated Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird
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