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Wine-throated Hummingbird

Selasphorus ellioti

Range & Recent Observations

Wine-throated Hummingbirdis a year-round resident and doesn't follow a migration flyway. See the Range tab for where it lives.

Last Spotted Near You

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About the Wine-throated Hummingbird

The wine-throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Selasphorus ellioti
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes

Similar species

Other members of the hummingbirds family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
  • Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus
  • Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
  • Azure-crowned Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala
  • Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
  • Beautiful Hummingbird Calothorax pulcher
  • Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
  • Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
  • Blue-capped Hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys
  • Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura
  • Blue-throated Goldentail Chlorestes eliciae

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