Hummingbirds

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a 3.5 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

3.5 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in United States, Canada, Mexico.

Where to see it: Reifel Bird Sanctuary (Canada); Estero Llano Grande SP WBC (LTC 054) (United States); Grand Bahama - West End (Bahamas); Rancho Primavera (Mexico); Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco (Mexico).

Photo: (c) Liam Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist