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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
41.7001, -71.6828
Field Notes
Description:
The ruby-throated hummingbird is the smallest bird species that breeds in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. The adult male has a gorget (throat patch) of iridescent ruby red bordered narrowly with velvety black on the upper margin and a forked black tail with a faint violet sheen. The red iridescence is highly directional and appears dull black from many angles.
Habitat:
The breeding habitat is throughout most of eastern North America and the Canadian prairies, in deciduous and pine forests and forest edges, orchards, and gardens. The female builds a nest in a protected location in a shrub or a tree. Of all hummingbirds in the United States, this species has the largest breeding range.[
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PublishedMay 22, 2014
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