Flying jewel - Female Black-chinned Hummingbird, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah

Black-chinned Hummingbird Images, Facts and Information:

Archilochus alexandri

  • Black-chinned Hummingbirds are medium sized hummingbirds with slightly decurved bills. Male Black-chinned Hummingbirds have iridescent violet gorgets, metallic green backs, grayish underparts with white breasts and greenish flanks, their heads appear black overall unless the sun lights up the gorget. Female Black-chinned Hummingbirds are slightly larger than the males, they have green backs, grayish throats with dark spots, their tails are dark green with white corners.
  • Black-chinned Hummingbirds are migratory. During the breeding season they can be found from southern British Columbia in Canada south across the U.S. western states to Mexico and Texas. They winter in western coastal Mexico and along the Gulf coast.
  • Black-chinned Hummingbirds can be found in habitats that include mountain and alpine meadows, thickets in canyons, woodlands, orchards, and backyard gardens near feeders.
  • Black-chinned Hummingbirds feed on floral nectar, pollen and small insects.
  • Black-chinned Hummingbirds lay 1 to 3 eggs which hatch in 13 to 16 days. The female incubates and they are polygamous.
  • A group of hummingbirds can be called a “tune”, “hover”, “shimmer”, or a “bouquet” of hummingbirds.
  • The oldest known Black-chinned Hummingbird was a female who was over 11 years old when she was recaptured in Texas.

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