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