Different kind of hummingbird? (1 Viewer)

hudakore

Member

• Jun 1, 2012

• #1

Please forgive the horrible photos but can this hummingbird be ID'd? It looks different from the ruby-throated hummers we usually have. I'm in Michigan. Hopefully you can notice the white spots at the end of the tail feathers. I seems to be smaller and have a longer, thinner beak than usual. It is emerald green on its back and a light gray breast. The male has an orangish-red "bib" rather than the ruby color we're familiar with. Is this something other than a ruby-throated hummer?

 

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Jacana

Will Jones

• Jun 1, 2012

• #2

Looks fine for Ruby-throat to me.

 

bost85

Well-known member

• Jun 1, 2012

• #3

Agree

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

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• Jun 1, 2012

• #4

It's an adult female Ruby-throat. I think the color you are seeing on her throat is purely a reflection from the feeder.

 

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stonechat1

New member

• Jun 1, 2012

• #5

KCFoggin said:

[...] I think the color you are seeing on her throat is purely a reflection from the feeder.

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KC, note what hudakore wrote:

It is emerald green on its back and a light gray breast. The male has an orangish-red "bib" rather than the ruby color we're familiar with.

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Jacana

Will Jones

• Jun 1, 2012

• #6

As the iridescence on Hummingbirds is not pigmentation, it's likely that you've just seen the male at an odd angle, causing it to appear more orange than ruby.