Black-chinned Hummingbird (Male)

Description:

Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very slender. The adult male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat band and a dark forked tail.

Habitat:

The more western cousin of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the Black-chinned Hummingbird is associated with deciduous and evergreen oak woodlands, riparian forests, chaparral, desert washes, canyon bottoms and urban/suburban gardens. They are migratory and spend most of the winter in Mexico. Their breeding habitat is open semi-arid areas near water in the western United States, northern Mexico and southern British Columbia. The female builds a well-camouflaged nest in a protected location in a shrub or tree using plant fibre, spider webs and lichens.

Notes:

This hummingbird was photographed by me in a fenced grotto as he enjoyed the feeder, he would perch just below the feeder and try to chase away any other hummer that came to visit.