Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Selasphorus
Species
platycercus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Broad Tailed Humminbird Colorado, Co
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory for those in the northern range.
Preferred Habitat
Pine and oak woodlands and breeds in subalpine meadows, foothills, montane vlleys.
Distribution and Range
Western Canada and US south to Mexico and Guatemala.
Food
Feed on nectar from flowers and catch insects on the wing