Broad-Billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris

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Identification

10 cm (4") Desert canyons and mountain slope woodlands in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Male: long orange or red bill. White undertail coverts. Forked tail.

Female: often shows a narrow white stripe behind eye. Tail is square tipped.

Details in the field

4 photos

Credit: J.N. Stuart

Credit: Bill Weaver

Credit: nebirdsplus

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2 videos

Broad-billed hummingbird 1080p 24fps I shot @500mm with Canon 7D

Credit: Paul Landau

Hummingbird Launches into Flight - Arizona Broad-billed Male Hummingbird

Credit: Hummingbird Pictures

Bird Advisor Identification rules 2 variants 2 rules

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

1 rule

Rule 1 14 criteria confidence 2

What SHAPE was the TAIL ?: Square or slightly notched at the end · Rounded at the end · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What colour were the CHEEKS ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Olive (yellowish-green) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Green · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Smaller than a sparrow
Compared with other hummingbirds, how large did it look?: About average for a hummingbird · Unknown
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Hummingbird
WHEN was the bird seen ?: Spring · Summer · Fall
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southwestern United States

result:436-broad-billed-hummingbird-female:1:1 Source: 436 Broad-billed Hummingbird (Female), row 1

1 rule

Rule 1 15 criteria confidence 2

What SHAPE was the TAIL ?: Square or slightly notched at the end · Forked · Unknown
What colour was the SIDE ?: Green · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Green · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Green · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?: Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What colour were the CHEEKS ?: Green · Blue · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Green · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Smaller than a sparrow
Compared with other hummingbirds, how large did it look?: About average for a hummingbird · Unknown
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Hummingbird
WHEN was the bird seen ?: Spring · Summer · Fall
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southwestern United States

result:435-broad-billed-hummingbird-male:1:1 Source: 435 Broad-billed Hummingbird (Male), row 1