California sees many hummingbirds visit in the warmer months. Hummingbird enthusiasts are greeted by at least thirteen different species. These thirteen are Allen’s, Anne’s, Black, Blue, Blue, Broad-tailed, Broad-tailed, Calliope, Rib, Green-eared Violet, Ruby-crowned, Rufous, Crowned Blue, and Xanthus.
Allen’s hummingbird is one of thirteen species common to California. It is easier to recognize this species by looking at the male because it is more colorful than the female. First, the male is a little smaller, weighing about 3.13g and has reddish feathers covering the sides. It will also have watercress feathers that cover its throat that are bronze-red, and the feathers on its head and back are metallic blue green. Females are somewhat larger, usually around 3.24g and not as varied as previously stated. Females have red feathers colors covering the back and sides, they will have a white breast, red white spots they have a throat and round t all feathers , which have white lips.
Anne’s Hummingbird, with the male species weighing approximately 4.31g, is one of the largest hummingbirds to visit California. Size is not the only concept that can be used to identify this species of hummingbird, but it also has color features throughout the body, both male and female, that can be easily used. The breast of the male in is gray in color, and the chest of the female is a lighter gray color. The throat of the male is dark rose red, the female has a white throat with red spots. The male also has a green metallic back, and his female will have a less bright, green back. The crown of the male corresponds to that of the throat, and the tail of the female has white tips.
The Black-chinted Hummingbird is one of the hummingbird species where the female is more colorful than the male. The female, which weighs about 3.42g, has a white breast and throat. The throat is a black spot. The female also has green feathers that cover and crown her back and buff feathers with white tips that cover her sides. The male of this species, weighing about 3.009g, has black feathers covering his throat, a purple throat and a white collar. /a>. It also has green feathers that cover its back, crown and chest.
The Blue Hummingbird’s throat is best known for the white stripes that can be seen above and below its eyes. This hummingbird is huge in relation to many other hummingbirds. A male will weigh about 8.4g, a female about 6.8g. The blue-throated hummingbird is covered with bright blue feathers, hence the name blue-throated hummingbird. It also has gray feathers that cover its chest and a blue-black tail, which are head in white with green< /a > feathers cover the back and crown. Male The female Blue-throated Hummingbird looks a lot like the male with gray-black feathers covering its chest and its green feathers crowning its back . It also has white tips on the tail feathers.
The Broad-capped Hummingbird is best known for the bright metallic feathers that cover the male’s throat. The male, which weighs around 3.72g, also has an orange-red bill with a shiny black tip. These two characteristics easily identify the male of this species. It also has green and black feathers that cover its back, crown and chest. Unfortunately, the female is less colorful and not so easily recognized, but it has gray feathers that cover the throat and chest and white tips on the tail feathers. She will weigh about 3.4g, and has a golden-red bill.
Broad-bodied hummingbirds, with males weighing around 3.16g and females weighing around 3.6g, are about average size for hummingbirds in California, heck, even in Units, so that knowing their size is not necessary. Fortunately, the male of this species makes a sound similar to that of a cricket, which makes him different from other hummingbirds. These birds can also be identified by color. Males have metallic green feathers that completely cover and crown their back, and they have white feathers that cover their chest. They have pink fins that cover their throats and tails that are round. Females have green feathers, but not metallic green, that cover the back and crown. They have white feathers with black spots, which cover their throats, and they cover the feathers with rust on their sides. the middle tails are green and the outer tails have a rust-colored base, black middles, and white tips.
The Calliope Hummingbird is one of the smallest hummingbirds to show up in California with males weighing around 2.5g and females weighing around 2.83g. While size can sometimes make a difference, it is not always a good indicator to use when trying to identify a particular bird. To do this it is wiser to use the size and color of the birds. To decide if the hummingbird is a Calliope hummingbird, first look at its back and crown, if they are metallic green, then look at its throat and see if it has glowing purple feathers on what look sort of like whiskers. If these colors and patterns are visible on the bird and it seems the right size, then it is probably a male Calliope Hummingbird. The female Calliope hummingbird is marked as much as the male, first by size, then by color. The back view and the crown should be green, but not as green as the metallic green. The female will also have a white throat, but she will have dark stripes, not so purple, which appear like the whispering males. Females will also have colored feathers on their sides and on the corners of their tails when tipped. list
The Costa Hummingbird is another medium-sized hummer, with males weighing around 3.05g and females weighing around 3.22g. Males of this species have metallic green feathers on their backs, purple throat feathers and crowns and green feathers on their breasts. Males also have very long green throat feathers. The females of this species have green feathers on their backs, but they do not have the bright metallic green like the males. They also have white feathers on the throat with black spots, oval feathers on the sides, and tails with white tips.
Purple-green Golden Hummingbirds are some of the largest hummingbirds in California, weighing anywhere between 5 and 6g. These species are unlike most other species of hummingbirds in that there is not much difference between the color of the male and the color of the female. These hummingbirds get their name from the shiny, pale fringes of feathers that cover the throat and chest plus the violet triangle patch underneath. their eyes go up to their necks. They also have tail feathers having a black band near the end with yellow-green tips. The male has black feet and a black bill, the female only flashing her throat feathers. A woman also has a duller breast with bronze.
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird, with males weighing around 3.1g. This hummingbird gets its name from the bright red feathers that cover its throat. The female has white feathers covering her chest. In both sexes the tails differ only as much as the color of the breast, with the male having fur and the female having a rounded white tip. Both sexes of this hummingbird have emerald green feathers on their backs. The female also has a longer bill than the male.
The Rufous Hummingbird is somewhat larger than the Ruby-throated Hummingbird with the male weighing about 3.22g and the female weighing about 3.41g. This hummingbird gets its name from the predominant red color found on the back of the male of this species. The female has a green back and crown. Both sexes have white breasts, but the throat colors are different. The male has a bright orange-red throat, the female has a striped throat.
The purple-crowned hummingbird is the largest species of hummingbird, with males weighing approximately 5.78g and females weighing 5.19g. The emerald green feathers on the back, the violet-blue feathers on its crown and the red beak with a dark tip identify the male of this species. The female of the same species is marked almost the same as the female, but somewhat duller in color.
One of the rarer species of hummingbirds occasionally observed in California is the Xanti hummingbird. The male of this species has white feathers placed above and behind the eyes; he covered his body with green feathers, and his belly with red feathers. The female of this species has grey-brown feathers on the forehead. This hummingbird also has a red bill and a brown colored top.
