Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus

Length 4.0 in (10.2 cm)
Wingspan 5.2 in (13.3 cm)
Weight .13 oz (3.7 g)
Clutch Size 2
Chicks at birth Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:NA
     

The Broad-tailed Hummingbird breeds in the western U.S. and winters in Mexico. This hummingbird hunts insects as well as eating nectar.

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