Are Black-chinned Hummingbirds rare?

Black-chinned Hummingbirds are exceptionally widespread, found from deserts to mountain forests.

How can you tell a Black-chinned Hummingbird?

Males have a velvety black throat with a thin, iridescent purple base. Females have a pale throat. In both sexes, the flanks are glossed with dull metallic green. Female’s three outer tail feathers have broad white tips. The bill is black.

How big is a Black-chinned Hummingbird?

0.11 ozBlack-chinned hummingbird / Mass (Adult)

How do you tell a ruby chin from a Black-chinned Hummingbird?

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have a longer tail that extends beyond the wingtips, whereas Black-chinned Hummingbirds have longer wings that reach the tip of the tail or go only slightly beyond it.

Which is the rarest hummingbird?

It’s the Leucistic hummingbird, not a true albino, but almost totally white. The Rarest Hummingbird: Only 100 of these rare little birds have been sighted since 1885. It’s the Leucistic hummingbird, not a true albino, but almost totally white.

Where do Black-chinned Hummingbirds nest?

Nest Placement Most Black-chinned Hummingbird nests have been found an average of 6 feet and at most 12 feet above the ground, but this may be because nests at this height are easier for observers to find. The nest is often on an exposed small horizontal dead branch well below the canopy.

Where are Black-chinned Hummingbirds located?

The Black-chinned Hummingbird’s breeding range stretches from southern British Columbia in Canada through Idaho and Nevada, south to northern Mexico, and from coastal California, Arizona through Texas, where they are relatively common spring and summer residents.

Is an Anna’s hummingbird the same as a ruby-throated hummingbird?

The ranges of Anna’s and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds do not overlap, but note glittering red forehead on adult male Anna’s but not on adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

Can Ruby-throated Hummingbirds be black?

In poor light, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird can look almost black rather than green or red.

What is the most beautiful hummingbird?

The 15 Most Spectacular Hummingbirds!

• Fiery-throated Hummingbird. There are few other birds that rival the spectacular iridescence of the Fiery-throated Hummingbird.
• Marvellous Spatuletail.
• Red-tailed Comet.
• Anna’s Hummingbird.
• Ecuadorian Hillstar.
• Long-tailed Sylph.
• Crowned Woodnymph.
• Rufous-crested Coquette.

What is the gray hummingbird?

Anna’s Hummingbirds are mostly green and gray, without any rufous or orange marks on the body. The male’s head and throat are covered in iridescent reddish-pink feathers that can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight.

Are black-chinned hummingbirds endangered?

Least Concern (Population increasing)Black-chinned hummingbird / Conservation status