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Black-Chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Photo by rabaker96
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Field Notes

Description:

Pale chest, at times can see violet-purple band at neck, dark head, overall greenish cast on back.

Notes:

Several competing for access to feeder, some more assertive and chasing others off. Frequently fly to rest in nearby trees, then return to feeder.

Reference Links:

Black-chinned Hummingbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Orn…

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PublishedApril 11, 2014

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