Category: Hummingbird Pictures

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.

• The Cinnamon Hummingbird is common in Mexico to Centeral America.  It may also be seen accidentially in southern Arizonia and southwestern New Mexico.
• The Cinnamon Hummingbird can be found in a wide variety of habitats including plantations, arid areas, woodland areas and grassy fields and pastures.
• The two eggs layed by the Cinnamon Hummingbird are white in color and are only 0.5 inches in length.

The Calliope Hummingbird prefers high mountains, and has been seen as high as 11,000 feet. It builds its nests over creeks or over roads next to streams or lakes. This species of hummingbird will usually repair the previous year’s nest or construct a new nest atop the old nest. This bird usually forages within five feet of the ground.

This species of hummingbird certainly lives up to its name, as it is a truly spectacularly colored bird.  This species of hummingbird became known as the Magnificent Hummingbird in the mid-1980’s and was previously  known as the Refulgent Hummingbird or Ravioli Hummingbird.  The name change is thought to be due to its spectacular plumage .  This species of hummingbird was named after M. Massena, the Duke of Ravioli, in 1829 by French naturalist, Rene P. Lesson, who felt the bird had a regal and royal appearance.

This species of hummingbird became a part of our fauna in 1875 when Henry W. Henshaw found the first specimen at Camp Grant, Arizona.

The flight of this species of hummingbird is somewhat slower then other species of hummingbirds. This is because its wing strokes are less rapid, and it indulges in occasional periods of sailing on set wings, much after the manner of a swift.

The Blue-tailed hummingbird is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.  This is a photo that I found while searching on the Internet.  Since this isn’t a species of hummingbird that many of us will ever be fortunate enough to view for ourselves I thought I share this photo with you. I hope you enjoy seeing it as much as I myself did.