Look for a clean white breast band or patch below the gorget. The rufous hummingbird, another species of the West, is often ...

A common species of western mountains, where the male’s diagnostic, cricketlike wing trill is a characteristic sound. Like many “western” hummingbirds, the broad-tailed is increasingly found ...

On occasion, a lost bird ― most often a rufous hummingbird ― is confirmed visiting the Northeast. The ruby-throated hummingbird is easily identifiable due to its bright coat and contrasting ...