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Hummingbird Species Known to Breed in the U.S.

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There are sixteen different species of hummingbirds found in the United States. The following is a list of the various hummingbirds which breed in the United States. It is my hope that this list will encourage you to discover much more about each of these species.

Allen’s Selasphorus sasin
Anna’s Calypte anna
black-chinned Archilochus alexandri
broad-tailed Selasphorus platycercus
calliope Stellula calliope
Costa’s Calypte costae
rufous Selasphorus rufus
berylline Amazilia beryllina
blue-throated Lampornis clemenciae
broad-billed Cynanthus latirostris
buff-bellied Amazilia yucatenensis
lucifer Calothorax lucifer
magnificant (Rivoli) Eugenes fulgens
ruby-throated Archilochus colubris
violet-crowned Amazilia violiceps
white-eared Hylocharis leucotis

Hummingbird Pictures

Juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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The above photo shows a juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding at a purple flower.

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is probably the most common hummingbird species of hummingbird in the world. It is the only species of hummingbird to breed in the eastern United States.

It is difficult to tell a Juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird from a female of the same species. The juvenile hummingbird may have green or black streaking and/or one to several iridescent red feathers on the throat.

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How to Create a Hummingbird Haven

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Whenever you are using plants to help create you hummingbird habitat, be sure to place flowers of like color in large groups. A large area of color is more likely to catch the hummingbird’s attention rather then having single plants around the yard.
Plant perennials because they will come back year after year and be a consistent and dependable food source for the hummingbirds that visit your yard.
If you have a new garden, annuals will bloom quickly and serve as effective way to attract hummingbirds.
It is also useful to plant a wide variety of flowers that will boom at different times, because this will help ensure that there is a natural nectar source available during the spring and summer.
Add a water source, either a birdbath or mister, to your hummingbird habitat. Hummingbirds love to take a bath daily and this will allow the birds to do so.
You can even hang a few feeders in your hummingbird habitat. This will allow the birds the choice of feeding from the natural food sources or the feeders. Due the fact that hummingbirds are very territorial, it is better to space your feeders apart so that more birds will be able to feed at the same time.
Set up a place where you can enjoy viewing the hummingbirds. The location should be in a shady area and not be too close to the hummingbirds that your presence there scares off the birds that you are trying so hard to attract,

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Your Vacation Won’t Starve the Hummingbirds

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I recently asked a good friend why she hadn’t yet put up her hummingbird this season. You see, she is an avid hummingbird enthusiast and normally does so faithfully. Her response surprised me. She said she couldn’t do so because she was going to be leaving on vacation soon and that because she wouldn’t be here to refill the feeder the hummingbirds would starve to death. This simply is not true! Let me explain.

Think of the nectar solution in your hummingbird feeders as an energy drink for the hummingbirds. It will give the birds a quick boost of energy whenever it is needed, but nectar is not how hummingbirds get the majority of there nutritional needs met.

The hummingbird gets a great deal of their nutritional needs met by eating things such as aphids, mosquitoes, fruit flies and gnats. These things are all vital sources of protein to the hummingbird’s diet and the hummingbird must have this to ensure their survival.

Lastly, plants, flowers and bushes are excellent sources of nectar for hummingbirds. Even if your feeder should become empty while you are on vacation, the hummingbirds will have plenty of natural sources of nectar on which to feed while you are gone.

Hummingbirds are very resourceful and therefore will not stave just because you have gone on vacation for a brief period of time. Don’t let your upcoming vaction stop you from hanging your hummingbird feeders! Hang it now and enjoy it before you leave and then also upon your return from vacation.

Hummingbird Videos

White Hummingbird

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This video was filmed in Isouthern ndiana in 2008 and shows an albinio hummingbird. This is an extermely rare occurance, so very few people actuallyget to view one firsthand which is why I wanted to share this video with you. These hummingbirds are not a seperate species.

Hummingbirds usually live between 3-5 five years. The same is not true of albino hummingbirds. The reason for this is due to the fact that these rare birds often have poor eyesight and more brittle feathers then other hummingbirds and this causes them to have a reduced flying ability.