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ruby-throated hummingbird

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ru·by-throat·ed hummingbird  (rb-thrtd)
n.
A small bird (Archilochus colubris) of eastern North America, having metallic-green upper plumage and, in the male, a brilliant red throat.


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Hill manned the trap, they caught and banded six birds, all ruby-throated hummingbirds, including four adult females, an adult male and an immature male.
If you live in the east you are probably most familiar with the Ruby-throated hummingbird and if you live in the west, you will likely be visited by the Black-chinned variety.
Mare's more of a ruby-throated hummingbird - high energy, migratory.
 
 
 
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