The Black-chinned Hummingbirds primarily feed on nectar taken from a variety of brightly colored, scented small flowers of trees, herbs, shrubs and epiphytes favoring the nectar from flowers of Tree Tobacco ( Nicotiana glauca), Scarlet Larkspur (Delphinium cardinale), and Desert Ocotillo ( Fouquieria splendens). They are found in a wide range of different habitats, including lowland deserts, semi-wooded canyons, chaparral, mountainous forests and urbanized areas with tall trees and flowering shrubs and vines.īecause of their small size, they are vulnerable to insect-eating birds and animals. This long journey of 800 – 1600 km (500 – 1,00 miles) requires them to increase their body weight by 25-50% before the migration to meet the physical demands associated with this immense task (del Hoyo et al. They migrate to southern California, southern Arizona, southern Texas or Mexico for the winter (Peterson 1961 Gough et al. They are rare / accidental vagrants to District of Columbia / Washington, D.C. They have also been reported in Arkansas, Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Illinois, South and North Carolina, and Washington State. The Black-Chinned Hummingbird ‘s breeding range stretches from southern British Columbia in Canada through Idaho and Nevada, south to northern Mexico, and from coastal California, Arizona through Texas, where they are relatively common spring and summer residents (particularly in the western half). They are closely related to the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. They are the most widespread and common hummingbird species in Canada and the western United States and the only hummingbirds with black chins and purple bands beneath. The Black-chinned Hummingbirds ( Archilochus alexandri) – also known as Alexander Hummingbirds – are small, fairly slender hummingbirds that can be found throughout western North America, but also as far east as Florida.
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