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Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus
Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl
Lucifer HummingbirdCalothorax lucifer
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 929,460 |
|---|---|
| California | 94,566 |
| Texas | 80,397 |
| Nevada | 20,433 |
| Mississippi | 6,653 |
| Canada | 5,356 |
| British Columbia | 4,945 |
| New York | 4,080 |
| Georgia | 3,841 |
| Arkansas | 3,796 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- HoveringCan hover in place while flyingChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- Nectar feederDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on nectar.Inferred from its group
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Swifts and Hummingbirds · Apodiformes |
| Family | Hummingbirds · Trochilidae |
| Genus | Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds · Selasphorus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rufous Hummingbird with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.