Broad-tailed hummingbird

Broad-tailed hummingbird
Adult male at a feeder
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species:
S. platycercus
Binomial name
Selasphorus platycercus
(Swainson, 1827)
Range of S. platycercus
  Breeding range
  Wintering range

The broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) is a medium-sized hummingbird species found in highland regions from western United States and Western Canada to Mexico and Guatemala.[3][4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Selasphorus platycercus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688293A93190741. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688293A93190741.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Howell, Steve N. G.; Webb, Sophie (1995-03-30). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America, page 427. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780198540120.
  4. ^ DF Fraser (2015). "Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus". British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas, Bird Studies Canada. Retrieved 15 October 2018.