Expert help needed for Hummingbirds (1 Viewer)

[Deb335077]

Please help me Id these little hummers, no's 1, 2, 3 & 4 were all taken at the Floyd Lamb State Park in Las Vegas, I have tried them before on the id forum but got a little confused as I thought the first 3 were the same but was told different, the 4th was taken at the same place and the 5th was taken in St George the south west of Utar. they were all taken in June this year and I appreicate any help given.

 

[KenM]

Certainly no expert Debs...but just for the fun of it! Female B.C.H. for 1 & 2,
female juv.B.T.H.for 3, male BTH for 4 and juv.Anna's for 5, even though it's bill might appear a 'smidgin' on the long side?

cheers :-O

 

[ovenbird43]

I think #4 must be a male Anna's, given the wine-red throat patch that appears to flare down at the corners.

 

[KenM]

Good point Ovenbird!.... 4, is almost certainly another Anna's.

 

[Deb335077]

Thanks for your help, but what is a BTH?
thanks
Debbie

 

[ovenbird43]

Thanks for your help, but what is a BTH?
thanks
Debbie

Black-throated Hummingbird

 

[fugl]

Broad-tailed Hummingbird, I would guess, since there's no such animal as a Black-throated Hummer (at least not in California). Use of cryptic abbreviations in threads of this sort is seldom a good idea.

 

[Geni3]

Please help me Id these little hummers, no's 1, 2, 3 & 4 were all taken at the Floyd Lamb State Park in Las Vegas, I have tried them before on the id forum but got a little confused as I thought the first 3 were the same but was told different, the 4th was taken at the same place and the 5th was taken in St George the south west of Utar. they were all taken in June this year and I appreicate any help given.

1 and 2 - Juvenile male Costa's
3 - Juvenile male black-chinned (?)
4 - Adult male Anna's
5 - Adult female Costa's (?)

 

[ovenbird43]

Broad-tailed Hummingbird, I would guess, since there's no such animal as a Black-throated Hummer (at least not in California). Use of cryptic abbreviations in threads of this sort is seldom a good idea.

Oops! I was thinking of (and meant to say) Black-chinned Hummingbird. Yes, presumably BTW means Broad-tailed Hummingbird.

 

[humminbird]

1 and 2 - Juvenile male Costa's
3 - Juvenile male black-chinned (?)
4 - Adult male Anna's
5 - Adult female Costa's (?)

I would have to agree with these.