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    More information about "(Emerald, Broad-billed Hummingbird)"

    (Emerald, Broad-billed Hummingbird)

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    I stand corrected - this hummer might be an Anna's hummingbird. Broad-billed hummingbirds will have a red bill from the head to the mid to latter half of the bill. This one is black. The dusky sides make it much more likely that this is an Anna's hummingbird. See Sibley, pg. 298
    More information about "Calypte anna,Anna's Hummingbird"

    Calypte anna,Anna's Hummingbird

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    So none of these hummers are Anna's hummingbirds. They are one of the Selasphorus hummers - either a Rufous or an Allen's, which are pretty difficult to tell apart unless they are 1.) males and 2.) in full breeding plummage. Sometimes you can also eliminate one or the other by range or time of year. I would only be guessing if I said this was an Allen's or a Rufous. They are very difficult (but not impossible) to tell apart.

     

    Nice photos though.

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