12/24/2023 0 Comments Broad tailed hummingbird![]() Note: Occasional older females can have few to many reddishįeathers in the throat as shown in the above video. Of feathers like the female Rufous and Anna's.Ĭentral tail feather green, usually without a black tip outer 3 tail feathers with rufous at the base Throat with few to a moderate amount of greenish-bronze markings, and no to aįew iridescent reddish feathers. Similar to female Calliope, but tail extends well past the wingtips. It has a green back, pale eye-ring, with blended buff on underparts Than a Calliope and has less rufous in its tail than either it or the Rufous. The trill may be faint or absent if the tips are worn.įemale: The female Broad-tailed hummingbird is sometimes hard to identify in the field. The outer primary feathers of adult males are particularly pointed, and the wing tips are separated to produce its distinctive metallic trill, which distinguishes it from Before the first molt, which takes place at the end of the breeding season, young males have a mixed plumage, and may show some flecks of Females & young hummingbirds lack the distinctive gorgets of adult males. ![]() ![]() *Gorget (think "gorgeous"), is a bib of iridescent feathers that changes in color Their long broad tail is also conspicuously larger than Rufous and Allen's.Īdult males have a sparkling rose-red gorget* green crown and back īroad tail with a touch of rufous near the base of outer 3 tail feathers and white underparts with green/buffy sides (flanks). The Broad-tailed hummingbird is rather long-bodied compared to other North American hummingbirds. Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
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