Rufous hummingbird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rufous hummingbird lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Selasphorus rufus
Group	Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Mass	0.56 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Trochiliformes
Family	Trochilidae

Where does the rufous hummingbird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rufous hummingbird in 3 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.

How big is a rufous hummingbird?

Wikidata records the following for the rufous hummingbird: mass 0.56 g (birth weight).

Is the rufous hummingbird endangered?

The rufous hummingbird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rufous hummingbird?

The rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a bird in the order Trochiliformes and the family Trochilidae, genus Selasphorus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rufous hummingbird

The rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm (3 in) long with a long, straight and slender bill. These birds are known for their extraordinary flight skills, flying 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles) during their migratory transits. It is one of nine species in the genus Selasphorus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rufous hummingbird (revision 1354066648), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1190038 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).