Where to Find Black-Chinned Hummingbirds
Common Name: Black-Chinned Hummingbird
Scientific Name: Archilochus alexandri
Migration: Migratory; full population migrates seasonally.
The black-chinned hummingbird is one of the most widespread hummers in western North America because it is adaptable to a many different and diverse habitats, from arid and semi-arid desert regions to riparian corridors and tropical deciduous rainforest. These hummers are frequently seen in foothill regions and canyon washes, as well as orchards, meadows and chaparral regions where flowers are abundant to provide adequate food.
Though they may be found in a variety of habitats, black-chinned hummingbirds tend to avoid the very driest, barren deserts, and they are rarely found above 7,000 feet of elevation.
Black-chinned hummingbirds make use of a variety of trees, vines, shrubs and flowers, but they prefer forests that include abundant oak, willow, cottonwood, sycamore, pinyon pine, juniper or sugarberry trees. Tall trees are preferred, as these hummers can be territorial and will perch on high, open branches to survey nearby areas as they are feeding.
These hummingbirds readily visit bird-friendly backyards in both urban and suburban areas that include hummingbird gardens and nectar-rich flowers. They also easily visit different hummingbird feeder styles.
Black-chinned hummingbirds are complete migrants with no part of their range occupied year-round, and vagrant sightings are often seen further east of their expected range, particularly along the Gulf Coast of eastern Texas, southern Louisiana and into the Florida panhandle.
As more backyards become hummingbird-friendly and climate change leads to warmer winters where flowers may bloom in southern areas year-round, more black-chinned hummingbirds are found to be overwintering in the southeastern United States, though those records are not yet so abundant as to indicate a permanent range shift.
For more information, see the complete black-chinned hummingbird profile.
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Scientific Name: Archilochus alexandri
Migration: Migratory; full population migrates seasonally.
Habitat:
The black-chinned hummingbird is one of the most widespread hummers in western North America because it is adaptable to a many different and diverse habitats, from arid and semi-arid desert regions to riparian corridors and tropical deciduous rainforest. These hummers are frequently seen in foothill regions and canyon washes, as well as orchards, meadows and chaparral regions where flowers are abundant to provide adequate food.
Though they may be found in a variety of habitats, black-chinned hummingbirds tend to avoid the very driest, barren deserts, and they are rarely found above 7,000 feet of elevation.
Black-chinned hummingbirds make use of a variety of trees, vines, shrubs and flowers, but they prefer forests that include abundant oak, willow, cottonwood, sycamore, pinyon pine, juniper or sugarberry trees. Tall trees are preferred, as these hummers can be territorial and will perch on high, open branches to survey nearby areas as they are feeding.
These hummingbirds readily visit bird-friendly backyards in both urban and suburban areas that include hummingbird gardens and nectar-rich flowers. They also easily visit different hummingbird feeder styles.
Black-chinned hummingbirds are complete migrants with no part of their range occupied year-round, and vagrant sightings are often seen further east of their expected range, particularly along the Gulf Coast of eastern Texas, southern Louisiana and into the Florida panhandle.
As more backyards become hummingbird-friendly and climate change leads to warmer winters where flowers may bloom in southern areas year-round, more black-chinned hummingbirds are found to be overwintering in the southeastern United States, though those records are not yet so abundant as to indicate a permanent range shift.
For more information, see the complete black-chinned hummingbird profile.
North America Outline Map © WorldAtlas.com.
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