Ruby-throated hummingbird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ruby-throated hummingbird lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Archilochus colubris
Group	Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Trochiliformes
Family	Trochilidae

Where does the ruby-throated hummingbird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ruby-throated hummingbird in 11 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ruby-throated hummingbird endangered?

The ruby-throated hummingbird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ruby-throated hummingbird?

The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a bird in the order Trochiliformes and the family Trochilidae, genus Archilochus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ruby-throated hummingbird

The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is the most common hummingbird in eastern North America, having population estimates of about 35 million in 2021.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ruby-throated hummingbird (revision 1371881443), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q834843 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).