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Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in North America as permanent residents, summer or winter residents or visitors, or migrants.
Relatively few hummingbirds migrate as a percentage of the total number of species; of the roughly 366 known hummingbird species, only 12–15 species migrate annually, particularly those in North America. [168] Most hummingbirds live in the Amazonia-Central America tropical rainforest belt, where seasonal temperature changes and food sources ...
Most hummingbirds migrate in the winter to Central America or Mexico, but some hummingbirds spend the winter on the Gulf Coast and may be found in South Texas and South Louisiana during mild winters.
Broad-billed Hummingbirds are another accidental species in New York and their sightings are considered very rare, according to Bird Advisors. They were only spotted in Owego and North Rose in 2016.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are native to east North America, and they migrate as far north as Canada and as far south as Central America. Other species spotted in Michigan often arrived here as a ...
Giant hummingbird: Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824) 196 Violet-chested hummingbird: Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, 1846) 197 Scissor-tailed hummingbird: Hylonympha macrocerca Gould, 1873: 198 Rivoli's hummingbird: Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827) 199 Talamanca hummingbird: Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) 200 Fiery-throated hummingbird
Got hummingbirds in your yard? Learn everything you wanted to know about how they survive and where they go when the weather turns cold.
The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is the most common hummingbird in eastern North America, having population estimates of about 35 ...