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Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostrisOrder: APODIFORMESFamily: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

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General

Broad-billed Hummingbird: Medium-sized hummingbird with metallic green body and vibrant blue throat. Bill is bright red with black tip. Tail is black, forked, and has white undertail coverts. Female and juvenile have metallic green upperparts, gray underparts, and white eye-line.

Range and Habitat

Broad-billed Hummingbird: Breeds in southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and western Texas. Spends winters south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Preferred habitats include canyons, foothills, and streambeds.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"chi-dit"

Interesting Facts

  • The intestine of a Broad-billed Hummingbird is hair thin and about two inches in length.
  • These birds can consume up to 1.7 times their weight in nectar each day.
  • At night, when they are unable to feed, they lower their body temperature and slow their metabolism, thus decreasing their need for food.
  • A group of hummingbirds has many collective nouns, including a “bouquet", "glittering", "hover", "shimmer", and "tune” of hummingbirds.


Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family
Species Cynanthus latirostris
Length3 - 4 Inches
Wingspan5.5 Inches

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Broad-billed Hummingbird: Medium-sized hummingbird with metallic green body and vibrant blue throat. Bill is bright red with black tip. Tail is black, forked, and has white undertail coverts. Legs and feet are black.Feeds on nectar and insects. Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats.

● Song: "chi-dit"

● Foraging & Feeding: Broad-billed Hummingbird: Diet is primarily nectar from flowers such as ocotillo and paintbrushes; also eats small insects such as aphids, leafhoppers, and root gnats; forages while hovering. Consumes up to 3 times its own body weight each day.

● Breeding & nesting: Broad-billed Hummingbird: Two white eggs are laid in a rough, loosely woven cup nest built on a vertical branch in a streamside tree. Female incubates eggs for about 14 days.

● Similar species: Broad-billed Hummingbird: The White-eared Hummingbird has broader white stripe behind the eye.

Flight Pattern

Direct and hovering flight.
Broad-billed-Hummingbird-Body
● Range & Habitat: Broad-billed Hummingbird: Breeds in southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and western Texas. Spends winters south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Preferred habitats include canyons, foothills, and streambeds.
BreedingSolitary nester
PopulationCommon to fairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.1 Ounces