Information about Black Chinned Hummingbird
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The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird.
Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very slender. The adult male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat band and a dark forked tail. The female has a dark rounded tail with white tips and no throat patch; they are similar to female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
Their breeding habitat is open semi-arid areas near water in the western United States, northern Mexico and southern British Columbia. The female builds a well-camouflaged nest in a protected location in a shrub or tree using plant fibre, spider webs and lichens.
They are migratory and spend most of the winter in Mexico.
These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue or catch insects on the wing. While collecting nectar, they also assist in plant pollination.
Because of their small size, they are vulnerable to insect-eating birds and animals. This bird is fairly common in its breeding range.
A hybrid between this species and Anna's Hummingbird was called "Trochilus" violajugulum. The Black-chinned Hummingbird is also known to hybridize with Costa's Hummingbird.
References
External links
- Video (.wmv) (.mp4 - iPod) Hummingbird hovers and feeds. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv
- Video (.wmv) Hummingbird shaping a nest. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv
- Video (.wmv) Hummingbird adding spider's web to nest. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv
- Video (.wmv) Hummingbird adding downy seed to nest. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Stored at blip.tv
- Black-chinned Hummingbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, nor Near Threatened, nor (prior to 2001) Conservation Dependent.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
For a taxonomic list of genera, see:
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Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
For a taxonomic list of genera, see:
- List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
- Alphabetic species list
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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
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Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
For a taxonomic list of genera, see:
- List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
- Alphabetic species list
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Archilochus
Reichenbach, 1854
species
A. colubris
A. alexandri
Archilochus is a genus of hummingbirds.
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Reichenbach, 1854
species
A. colubris
A. alexandri
Archilochus is a genus of hummingbirds.
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Jules Bourcier (1797 - March 9, 1873) was a French naturalist.
Bourcier was a trochilidist (an expert on hummingbirds), and named a number of new species, either alone or with other ornithologists such as Adolphe Delattre and Martial Etienne Mulsant.
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Bourcier was a trochilidist (an expert on hummingbirds), and named a number of new species, either alone or with other ornithologists such as Adolphe Delattre and Martial Etienne Mulsant.
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Martial Étienne Mulsant (March 2, 1797 - November 4, 1880) was a French entomologist and ornithologist.
Initially employed in commerce Mulsant wrote writes
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Initially employed in commerce Mulsant wrote writes
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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
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Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
For a taxonomic list of genera, see:
- List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
- Alphabetic species list
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A. colubris
Binomial name
Archilochus colubris
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a small hummingbird.
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Binomial name
Archilochus colubris
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a small hummingbird.
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Anthem
Himno Nacional Mexicano
Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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Himno Nacional Mexicano
Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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British Columbia
Colombie-Britannique
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment))
Capital Victoria
Largest city Vancouver
Official languages English
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Colombie-Britannique
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment))
Capital Victoria
Largest city Vancouver
Official languages English
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Camouflage, also known as cryptic coloration or concealing coloration, allows an otherwise visible organism or object to remain indiscernible from the surrounding environment. Examples include a tiger's stripes and the battledress of a modern soldier.
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Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Diversity
111 families, 40,000 species
Suborders
Mesothelae
Mygalomorphae
Araneomorphae
See table of families
Spiders
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Clerck, 1757
Diversity
111 families, 40,000 species
Suborders
Mesothelae
Mygalomorphae
Araneomorphae
See table of families
Spiders
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Lichens (IPA: /ˈlaɪkən/)[1] are symbiotic associations of a fungus (the mycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont also known as the phycobiont) that can produce food for the lichen from
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Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Migrations include movements of varied distances made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather.
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Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants. It is produced either by the flowers, in which it attracts pollinating animals or by or extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists providing anti-herbivore protection.
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Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
Subclass Apterygota
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
Subclass Apterygota
- * Archaeognatha (bristletails)
- * Thysanura (silverfish)
- * Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic)
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Pollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants: the transfer of pollen grains (male gametes) to the plant carpel, the structure that contains the ovule (female gamete).
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hybrid has two meanings.[1]
The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are sometimes known as interspecific hybrids or crosses.
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The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are sometimes known as interspecific hybrids or crosses.
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C. anna
Binomial name
Calypte anna
(Lesson, 1829)
The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium-sized hummingbird.
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Binomial name
Calypte anna
(Lesson, 1829)
The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium-sized hummingbird.
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C. costae
Binomial name
Calypte costae
(Bourcier, 1839)
The Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a species of hummingbird.
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Binomial name
Calypte costae
(Bourcier, 1839)
The Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a species of hummingbird.
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