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black chinned humming bird

Archilochus alexandri

Description:

Male green above with iridescent black chin underlined by violet-purple throat band. Female green above with white throat and breast, buff sides, and white-tipped outer tail feathers.

Habitat:

united states and mexico

Notes:

Humming bird nest in my old backyard

1 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus


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2 Comments

the_tajminator
the_tajminator 11 years ago

yeah she was just nesting in a tree in our backyard...she didn't seem to mind us humans much either

birdlady6000
birdlady6000 11 years ago

That is amazing that the nest is so exposed! Our Rufous Hummingbird nests are so hard to find!

the_tajminator
Spotted by
the_tajminator

Wickenburg, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Mar 8, 1994
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012

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