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Black-chinned Hummingbird - immature male

Archilochus alexandri

Description:

Purple patch on mostly white black speckled throat with green feathers along the back. White feathers along the belly. Video of hummingbird -->>

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago
Black-chinned Hummingbird - immature male
Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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2 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

No problem! He's just starting to get his purple in, makes him much easier to ID than any female!

RonaldOrosz
RonaldOrosz 8 years ago

I thought that was a black chinned but wasn't sure. Not many choices with that purple throat. Thanks Ashley.

RonaldOrosz
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RonaldOrosz

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 30, 2015
Submitted on Aug 30, 2015

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