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Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Classification

Class
Aves

The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats from deserts to mountain forests and urban areas in the western United States, southern British Columbia, and Mexico. It is migratory, wintering as far south as Mexico. In sunlight, an iridescent purple gorget forming a ring below the black chin feathers is a male characteristic.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 589,183Mexico · 6,437Canada · 5,525