Black-chinned hummingbird

Black-chinned hummingbird
Male
Female
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: Archilochus
Species:
A. alexandri
Binomial name
Archilochus alexandri
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Global range
  Year-Round Range
  Summer Range
  Winter Range

The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats.[3] Its summer range is in the western United States and southwestern Canada. It is migratory, wintering as far south as Mexico. In sunlight, the gorget of iridescent purple feathers bordering its black chin is noticeable.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Archilochus alexandri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688196A93186569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688196A93186569.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jackson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).