Broad-tailedHummingbirds

 

There are two species of humingbirds in Colorado. The green one is called Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) and the brown one is Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus). Rufous female is greenish as well except that it has some brown feathers, unlike the Broad-tailed. Another name for Broad-tailed is Ruby-throated (Archilocus colubris).

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