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Broad-billed Hummingbird
Common Name |
Broad-billed Hummingbird |
Scientific Name |
Cynanthus latirostris |
Length |
3 3/4" |
Range |
Numerous in Arizona and New Mexico. Scarcer in West Texas. Also found in Mexico; in the state of Sonora, Mexico, it is the most common hummingbird. |
Characteristics and Identification |
Red-orange bill, blue-green chin and throat. Male is dark green above and below, with white undertail coverts, blue gorget. Female is duller above, gray below. |
Estimated Population in the U.S. & Canada |
200,000 per the American Bird Conservancy |
Broad-billed Hummingbird at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Hummingbird Aviary
in May of 2017 (Staff Photo) |
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Broad-billed Hummingbird |
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Broad-billed Hummingbird |
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Broad-billed Hummingbird in flight |
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| Broad-billed Hummingbird in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seen over several days in February, 2019. The sighting was certified by a local registered hummingbird bander and Dr. Van Remsen, LSU ornithologist. (Courtesy of Michka Hebing) |
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