Selasphorus rufus

The rufous hummingbird is 7-9 cm long, has a wingspan of 11 cm and weighs 2-5 grams. Females are slightly larger.

Located in North America (including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands, and the transition zone between North and Central America in Mexico), Central America (located between North and South America, Including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and other countries and territories).
The rufous hummingbird mainly lives in forests, bushes, swamps, meadows, farmlands, yards, and parks.

The Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small and medium-sized hummingbird.

Active during the day and resting at night, the rufous hummingbird feeds on nectar, occasionally supplemented by small invertebrates, including gnats, midges, flies, spiders, and aphids. He is territorial and aggressive. The rufous hummingbird is a migratory bird that migrates to warmer southern California and the Gulf of Mexico in the United States during the winter; adult males usually do not migrate. The rufous hummingbird is very hardy and can tolerate temperatures of -20°C.

Rufous hummingbirds are polygamous, breeding season from March to July, the female lays 2-3 eggs per incubation period of 15 to 17 days, hatched by the female. Rufous hummingbirds live a long life, with a record high of 8 years.

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