Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Code 4

RTHU

Code 6

ARCCOL

ITIS

HEAD

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Head Illustration
  • Bill Shape: Needle
  • Eye Color: Brown.
  • Head pattern: Plain
  • Crown Color: Green
  • Forehead Color: Green
  • Nape Color: Green
  • Throat Color: Red
  • Cere color: No Data

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BODY

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Body Illustration
  • Length Range: 8-10 cm (3-3.75 in)
  • Weight: 3 g (0.1 oz)
  • Size: Very Small (3 - 5 in)
  • Color Primary: Green, Sheen or Iridescence
  • Underparts: Gray-washed white with green sides.
  • Upperparts: Green
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Flight
  • Flight Pattern: Up to 75 rapid wing beats per second.
  • Wingspan Range: 11-11 cm (4.25-4.5 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Banded
  • Upper Tail: Dark Green
  • Under Tail: Dark Green
  • Leg Color: Black
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