Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 17,036
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats from deserts to mountain forests and urban areas in the western United States, southern British Columbia, and Mexico. It is migratory, wintering as far south as Mexico. In sunlight, an iridescent purple gorget forming a ring below the black chin feathers is a male characteristic. When in flight and hovering, its wings make a low-pitched humming sound.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-chinned hummingbird”.