Species profile
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Quick answer
The east's only breeding hummingbird; males flash a ruby gorget.
- Scientific name
- Archilochus colubris
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Archilochus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Gardens, forest edge
Recording Ruby-throated Hummingbird in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Trochilidae
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Amazilia cyanocephala (Amazilia cyanocephala)
- Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilis amazilia)
- Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina)
- Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis amethystinus)
- Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis)
- Andean Emerald (Uranomitra franciae)
- Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella)