Tag: all of Selasphorus

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

[order] APODIFORMES | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Selasphorus rufus | [UK] Rufous Hummingbird | [FR] Colibri roux | [DE] Zimtkolibri | [ES] Colibri Rufo | [NL] Rosse Kolibrie Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Male: No other North American hummingbird has a rufous back. Upperparts bright red-brown; throat flaming orange-red. aerial display a closed ellipse, slowing […]

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

[order] APODIFORMES | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Selasphorus platycercus | [UK] Broad-tailed Hummingbird | [FR] Colibri a queue large | [DE] Dreifarbenkolibri | [ES] Colibri Coliancho | [NL] Breedstaartkolibrie Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The male of this Rocky Mountain species may be known by the sound of its wings, a shrill trilling.b Male: Back […]