Rufous Hummingbird

Scientific name: Selasphorus rufus

With widely separated breeding and wintering ranges, all Rufous Hummingbirds are migratory. The timing of their spring migration coincides with flowering plants blooming as spring advances. Males Rufous Hummingbirds typically move north in the spring before females.

The territory of a male Rufous Hummingbird usually has a rich food supply at its center, and is aggressively defended. Several styles of display flights are used to attract a female. There are several records of Rufous Hummingbirds living to age seven, and one record of a bird nearly nine years old.

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