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Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

Extremely similar in appearance to the widespread Rufous Hummingbird, the Allen's Hummingbird breeds only along a narrow strip of coastal California and southern Oregon. Is differentiated from the Rufous Hummingbird by the presence of green on the back and forehead.

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Reference Links:

Allen's Hummingbird, Sounds, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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