Broad-tailed Hummingbird Photo Gallery
Adult male
Big-headed for a hummingbird. Adult males have a rose-magenta throat, a white breast, and green and buffy flanks.
© Tristan Herwood / Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, May 16, 2019Female/immature male
Females/immatures are metallic green above with buffy flanks. They have green spots on their throats and cheeks and a pale eyering.
© Reed Gorner / Macaulay LibraryColorado, July 25, 2019Adult male
Adult males have a rose-magenta throat, a white breast, and green and buffy flanks. The tail feathers are broader than other hummingbirds, but tail details can be hard to see.
© Ted Floyd / Macaulay LibraryColorado, July 21, 2017Immature male
Slender-bodied and big-headed for a hummingbird. Immature males have a few magenta feathers coming in on the throat.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryArizona, July 23, 2005Adult male and immature male
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 2006Not all videos have soundAdult male
On perched birds, the tail extends beyond the wingtips.
© Gregg Friesen / Macaulay LibraryColorado, July 29, 2017Female/immature male
In flight, broad and rounded tail feathers are distinctive. Note rusty color at the base of the tail feathers and white tips on the outer tail feathers.
© Bill Maynard / Macaulay LibraryColorado, August 28, 2016Adult male
Breeds in meadows and open woodlands, especially pinyon-juniper, pine-oak, evergreen, and montane scrub and thickets.
© James McCall / Macaulay LibraryColorado, May 25, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Hummingbirds(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Trochilidae)
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