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The rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm (3 in) long with a long, straight and slender bill. These birds are known for their extraordinary flight skills, flying 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles) during their migratory transits.
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.
Rufous hummingbird. Black-chinned hummingbird. Calliope hummingbird. Allen's hummingbird. Broad-tailed hummingbird. Mexican violetear. For those interested in observing these birds, now is the ...
Rufous-vented whitetip: Urosticte ruficrissa Lawrence, 1864: 185 Velvet-browed brilliant: Heliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin & Godman, 1882: 186 Pink-throated brilliant: Heliodoxa gularis (Gould, 1860) 187 Rufous-webbed brilliant: Heliodoxa branickii (Taczanowski, 1874) 188 Black-throated brilliant: Heliodoxa schreibersii (Bourcier, 1847) 189 Gould's ...
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On occasion, a lost bird ― most often a rufous hummingbird ― is confirmed visiting the Northeast. The copper-colored rufous is the species which travels the farthest north with a range ...
Many other species of hummingbirds also produce sounds with their wings or tails while flying, hovering, or diving, including the wings of the calliope hummingbird, [166] broad-tailed hummingbird, rufous hummingbird, Allen's hummingbird, and the streamertail species, as well as the tail of the Costa's hummingbird and the black-chinned ...