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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is the only member of its family represented in most of the Eastern United States. During migration, many of these tiny birds fly non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico. Here, they are roughly arranged by sex. with feeders shots near the bottom, followed by […]
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Hummingbirds are in the family Trochilidae and share the Order Apodiformes with Swifts. They include the smallest of birds and are found only in the Americas. They are noted for their ability to hover and fly backwards. 328 species are known, the 2nd highest number for a bird family.
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact MISCELLANEOUS HUMMINGBIRDS (Family Trochilidae) BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD (Amazilia yucatanensis) MISCELLANEOUS HUMMINGBIRDS Amazilia violiceps Amazillia beryllina Amazillia beryllina Colubri thalassinus LUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD (Calithorax lucifer) Calithorax lucifer Calithorax lucifer Calithorax lucifer Elvira cupreiceps Eupherusa eximia Eupherusa eximia GREEN-CROWNED BRILLIANT (Heliodosa jacula) Heliodosa jacula Heliodosa jacula Heliodosa jacula Heliodosa jacula Heliodosa jacula Heliodosa
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae) occurs in the Southwest United States and the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. Only the adult male has the purple throat feathers flaring out. COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD (Calypte costae) click picture for photo gallery COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD (Calypte costae) Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Blue-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae) vies with the Magnificent Hummingbird as being the largest hummer in the US. While a native to Mexico, some occur north in summer in Southwestern US. states. Females and immatures lack the blue throat. BLUE-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Lampornis clemenciae) click picture for photo gallery BLUE-THROATED
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) nest farther north than any other hummingbird, ranging from southern Alaska to California. Some migrate 2000 miles to winter in Mexico, and wanderers are often found in the Eastern US. This series was in Oakbrook at the home of the Gyllenhaals, in November 2011
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) is also known as Rivoli’s Hummingbird. It rivals the Blue-throated Hummingbird as largest in the United States. It ranges from the Southwest US to Honduras and Nicaragua. MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD (Eugenes fulgens) MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD (Eugenes fulgens) Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) was named after Anna Massena, Duchess of Rivoli, in France. It is the only North American Hummingbird with a red crown. Females can have an iridescent red gorget, like the males but it is usually smaller and less brilliant. They range along the West Coast
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) breeds in the Western United States, north into Canada and south to into Mexico. Adult males have the black chin, face and iridescent throat area. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (Archilochus alexandri) click picture for photo gallery Papilionidae (SWALLOWTAILS & PARNASSIANS) Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) breeds in California and Oregon and some subspecies migrate to Mexico. The males has an iridescent throat, while the female and immatures don’t. Immatures look like female Rufous Hummingbirds. ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus sasin) click picture for photo gallery ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus sasin) video below https://youtu.be/Qt4prmpyXUYhttps://youtu.be/lHi1kKJyKu0
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