Archilochus colubris


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Related to Archilochus colubris: Ceryle alcyon, Turdus migratorius
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Noun1.Archilochus colubris - a kind of hummingbirdArchilochus colubris - a kind of hummingbird    
hummingbird - tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
Archilochus, genus Archilochus - a genus of Trochilidae
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In Mississippi gardens, the hummingbirds that visit will more than likely be Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Archilochus colubris.
Hummingbirds: the beauty of summer emerges in vibrant color
Species Common Name Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker Species Bluebell Bohm Sweet William Archilochus colubris 0.
A survey of bluff forest avifauna in Southwestern Illinois
Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, entanglements in burdock, Arctium spp.
Entanglement of a western screech-owl (Megascops kennicottii) in coulter spiderling (Boerhaavia coulteri

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