Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
(L 3.75" WS 4.5" WT 0.12 oz)
Oak Park
13Dec2011
Feistiest hummer in No. Amer
...uncommon vagrant in Oak Park.
...uncommon vagrant in Oak Park.
Has shown a 58% population
decline since 1967.
(Nat’l Audubon Society).
Selasphorus in Greek means carrying a
bright flame or a flash of lightning; rufus
in Latin means red or ruddy but in
ornitholology could mean yellow, orange,
brown to crimson, scarlet or purple.
bright flame or a flash of lightning; rufus
in Latin means red or ruddy but in
ornitholology could mean yellow, orange,
brown to crimson, scarlet or purple.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
© Audubon
Society
Society
The Rufous Hummingbird, which
commutes annually between
Mexico and Alaska, makes the
longest flight, relative to body
length, of any bird in the world.
commutes annually between
Mexico and Alaska, makes the
longest flight, relative to body
length, of any bird in the world.
(Noah Strycker)