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Common Name

Rufous Hummingbird

Alternate Names

Common Type

Hummingbird

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae

Genus

Selasphorus

Species

rufus

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Colorado,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory for those in the northern range.

Preferred Habitat

Around pine mountain forests then breeding in open areas.

Distribution and Range

Breed in Rocky Mountains as far north as Alaska and winter around Guerrero, Mexico.

Food

Feed on nectar from flowers and catch insects on the wing

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