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Black Chinned Hummingbird (Juvenile)

Archilochus alexandri

Description:

A tiny humming bird.

Habitat:

Back yard

Notes:

This little guy hit the my window so I help him fix his feathers and after letting me take a few pictures, he flew away.

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12 Comments

Liam
Liam 10 years ago

My guess, given size, range, and coloration/patterning, would be juvenile Black-chinned Hummingbird. Not my photo, but take a look: http://natureniche.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v...

ErickDuarte
ErickDuarte 10 years ago

Wow guys, thanks for the information! I hope we can get this figured out!

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

I should have clarified. I meant to say in Phoenix area. There are more too but those are rare or accidental.

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

There are 10 regular species of hummingbird in Arizona, but 18 species total that can be found there. And it makes it 10x more difficult being a female, but Liam should be able to help when he is on.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

My area only has about 6 and not all are nesting in this area.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Wow I just read your state has about 8 or 9 nesting species of hummingbirds and not counting non nesting.
http://www.phxgardening.com/hummingbird....

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Liam might know. But it looks like a female or immature. Males are usually the colorful ones.

ErickDuarte
ErickDuarte 10 years ago

And apeachg, I don't know, unless there is a difference between males and females, I don't think it is an Anna's. He was not colorful, just many shades of brown.

ErickDuarte
ErickDuarte 10 years ago

Thanks! It was just dumb luck hahah, I took my puppy out for his morning pee and the little guy hit the window.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 10 years ago

Wow, how did you manage this? Amazing!

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Great capture.

apeachg
apeachg 10 years ago

Looks like an Anna's hummingbird from the bill, but the color is so drab - it could be a juvenile. So jealous you got it to perch on your hand!

ErickDuarte
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ErickDuarte

Arizona, USA

Spotted on Jun 19, 2013
Submitted on Jun 19, 2013

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