Compare Local Hummingbirds – Pajarito Environmental Education Center

Compare Local Hummingbirds

Black-chinned

Note: Breed Los alamos County

Broad-tailed

Note: Breed Los Alamos County

Calliope

Note: Breed Further North

Rufous

Note: Breed Far North

Frequency Graph for Los Alamos County – April through October (eBird.org)

Calliope (left) and Broad-tailed (right)

^{Bob Walker}

Black-chinned

Length: 3.5 in
Wingspan: 4.3 in

Featured Critter

Broad-tailed

Length: 4 in
Wingspan: 5.2 in

Featured Critter

Calliope

Length: 3 in
Wingspan: 4.3 in

Rufous

Length: 3.5 in
Wingspan: 4.3 in

Males

Black-chinned

^{Bob Walker}

Back: Green
Front: White
Flanks: Green
Throat: Black with Purple Base
Tail: Slightly Forked/Dark

Broad-tailed

^{Bob Walker}

Back: Green
Front: White
Flanks: Green/Buff
Throat: Magenta
Tail: Wide/Mostly Dark

Calliope

^{Bob Walker}

Back: Green
Front: White
Flanks: Green
Throat: Reddish-Purple
Tail: Short/Entirely Dark

Rufous

^{Hari Viswanathan}

Back: Rufous
Front: White
Flanks: Rufous
Throat: Orange-Red
Tail: Forked/Rufous

Females

Black-chinned

^{Bob Walker}

Back: Green
Front: White
Flanks: Green
Throat: White/Variable Streaking
Tail: Dark/White Tips

Broad-tailed

^{Bob Walker}

Back: Green
Front: White
Flanks: Rust-colored
Throat: White/Variable Streaking
Tail: Dark/Rufous Base/White Tips

Calliope

^{Steve Valasek (CC By-NC-ND)}

Back: Green
Front: White
Flanks: Rufous
Throat: White/Thin Streaks
Tail: Dark/Trace Rufus/White Tips

Rufous

^{Allen Chartier (CC By-NC)}

Back: Green
Front: White
Flanks: Rufous
Throat: White/Variable Spots
Tail: Dark/White Tips

Black-chinned

Broad-tailed

Calliope

Rufous