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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Colibrφ Gorjirrubφ,
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Male - Photo: J. Wilson
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Colibrφ Gorjirrubφ,
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Male - Photo: J. Wilson
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A small green hummingbird with an iridescent red throat and a slightly forked, black tail. Females and immatures lack the red throat but have a white-tipped tail (see photos below). Length: 7.5-9 cm.; weight: males 3.4 g., females 3.8 g. Audio (L. Brown). Breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America. Accidental in coastal areas and gardens in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: TROCHILIDAE; Trochilinae |
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Female - Photo: G. Beaton
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Female - Photo: J. Wilson
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Female - Photo: G. Beaton
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References Arendt, W.J. 1992. Status of North American migrant landbirds in the Caribbean region: a summary. Pp. 143-171 in Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds (J.M. Hagan III and D.W. Johnston, eds.) Smithsonian Instit. Press, Washington, D.C. Bent, A.C. 1940. Life histories of North American cuckoos, goatsuckers, hummingbirds and their allies. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 176. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1964). del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 5. Barn Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/Fireside, NY. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Robinson, T. R., R. R. Sargent, and M.B. Sargent. 1996. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). No. 204 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Hummingbirds.net: http://www.hummingbirds.net/ Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |