Black-chinned Hummingbird
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| Archilochus alexandri ( |
The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird.
Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very slender. The adult male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat band and a dark forked tail. The female has a dark rounded tail with white tips and no throat patch; they are similar to female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
Their breeding habitat is open semi-arid areas near water in the western United States, northern Mexico and southern
They are migratory and most winter in Mexico.
These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue or catch insects on the wing. While collecting nectar, they also assist in plant pollination.
Because of their small size, they are vulnerable to insect-eating birds and animals. This bird is fairly common in its breeding range.
A hybrid between this species and Anna's Hummingbird was called "Trochilus" violajugulum. The Black-chinned Hummingbird is also known to hybridize with Costa's Hummingbird.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Archilochus alexandri. 2006
[edit] External links
- Video (.wmv) (.mp4 - iPod) Hummingbird hovers and feeds. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv
- Video (.wmv) Hummingbird shaping a nest. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv
- Video (.wmv) Hummingbird adding spider's web to nest. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv
- Video (.wmv) Hummingbird adding downy seed to nest. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv