Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

Least Concern

The Broad-tailed Hummingbird is a nectar-feeding hummingbird of western North America, Mexico, and Central America. It also takes tiny insects and spiders for protein, using fast hovering flight, rapid wingbeats, and a long bill to work flowers and defend feeding areas. It is currently not considered globally threatened, though healthy native vegetation and flowering plants remain important.

Family

Trochilidae

Group

Hummingbirds

Range

Broad-tailed Hummingbird Range — Western North America, Mexico, and Central America

Population

≈ 9,800,000

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