Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird | |
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File:Ruby-throated Hummingbird.png | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Superorder: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
Tribe: | {{{1}}} |
Genus: | {{{1}}} |
Species: | A. colubris |
Binomial name | |
Archilochus colubris | |
File:Ruby-throated Hummingbird-rangemap.png | |
Summer-only range Winter-only range Migratory path | |
Synonyms | |
Trochilus colubris |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, is a species of hummingbird that breeds in eastern and central North America.[2]
Other names[edit]
Description[edit]
Tiny 7.5–9 cm (3.0–3.5 in), iridescent green bird with a black throat patch that reflects bright ruby red in the sun. Female is similar but lacks the throat patch. Juveniles are similar to females.[3]
Similar species[edit]
Separating female and immature Black-chinned Hummingbirds from Ruby-throated Hummingbirds can be difficult (Tyler, 2005),[4] and depends on a detailed study of individual primaries and rectrices (Pyle 1997),[5] as cited in Butler, et al. (2007).[6]
Behaviour[edit]
Diet[edit]
Calls[edit]
Reproduction[edit]
Distribution/habitat[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Archilochus colubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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(help) - ^ Ridgely, Robert and John A. Gwynne Jr. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691025126.
- ^ Tekiela, Stan (2002). Birds of Oklahoma Field Guide. Adventure Publicatins, Inc. ISBN 1885061331.
- ^ Tyler, J. D. 2005. Birds of Southwestern Oklahoma and North Central Texas. Transcript Press, Norman, Oklahoma.
- ^ Pyle, P. 1997. Identification guide to North American birds, Part 1: Columbidae to Ploceidae. Stone Creek Press, Bolinas, California
- ^ Butler, C. J., D. Ledbetter, N. Batchelder, and G. Batchelder. 2007. Black-chinned Hummingbirds breed in Grady County. Bulletin of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society 40: 13-16.
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- Species named after ruby
- Species named after adjectives
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