-- HUMMINGBIRD Q & A --
Distribution #1

• The normal breeding range of the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) is the eastern two-thirds of the continental united States, plus the southern edge of the southernmost Canadian provinces. Although an occasional ruby-throat might wander into California--especially in the fall--it's very unlikely that the bird you saw was a ruby-throat. It probably was an adult male Black-chinned Hummingbird (A. alexandri), the RTHU's western counterpart. The black-chin is about the same size and shape as its congener the RTHU, but it has a metallic violet-black gorget instead of a red one.

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