Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Only the male has the eponymous throat, which glows ruby red or looks almost black depending on the angle of light. Hovering in front of flowers, the birds can even fly backwards.
- Group
- Hummingbirds
- Photos
- 2
- Taken
- 2024
Profile: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Family
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Size
- approx. 7–9 cm
- Wingspan
- approx. 8–11 cm
- Weight
- approx. 3 g
- Habitat
- Deciduous and mixed woodland, forest edges, orchards and gardens in eastern North America.
- Diet
- Flower nectar, plus small insects and spiders as a source of protein.
- When to see
- Migrant: breeds in summer in the eastern USA and southern Canada and winters in Mexico and Central America; many cross the Gulf of Mexico on the way.
Learn more: Wikipedia