Archives

Tags

Allen’s Hummingbird

The Allen's Hummingbird is a Western U.S. hummingbird species that is relative to the Rufous Hummingbird. It is a small, compact, and stocky hummingbird that is remarkably an early migrant compared with most of the North American birds.

Types of Hummingbirds in North America

Hummingbirds are beautiful birds with more than 300 species on the planet. Dozens of them reside in the US and Canada, while others are widespread across different continents.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds are the only hummingbird species that are typically all over the Eastern United States and Canada. They are small hummingbirds with a slender downcurved bill.

Blue-Tufted Starthroat

The Blue-Tufted Starthroat is a hummingbird species found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador.

Coppery-headed Emerald

The Coppery-headed Emerald is a small hummingbird endemic to Costa Rica.

Fiery-Throated Metaltail

The Fiery-Throated Metaltail or Fire-Throated Metaltail is uncommon in
the humid elfin forest, forest edges, and associated shrubbery on the east
slope of the Central Andes at elevations ranging between 3100-3800 m.

Rufous Hummingbird

The Rufous Hummingbird is known as one of the feistiest type of hummingbirds found in North America. They will relentlessly attack and aggressively drive away other hummingbirds, even the larger species of the southwest.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds are the only hummingbird species that are typically all over the Eastern United States and Canada. They are small hummingbirds with a slender downcurved bill.

Black Metaltail

The Black Metaltail is a species of hummingbird that is fairly common in dry scrub along most of the west slope of the Andes.

Purple-Bibbed Whitetip

The Purple-Bibbed Whitetip is a hummingbird species found in Colombia and Ecuador. Both sexes are mostly green with a short, white line behind eye.

Canivet's Emerald

The Canivet's Emerald is a small hummingbird found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.