Learn what a Calliope hummingbird looks like, where to find these tiny birds in the U.S., and how to attract them.
Like many “western” hummingbirds, the broad-tailed is increasingly found in late fall and winter in the southeast. Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 3.5–4"; bill 16–20 mm.
A hummingbird moth can easily be mistaken for a hummingbird because it looks and acts similar. Learn what makes these sphinx ...
Tail slightly rounded to double-rounded ... without dusky throat spotting. See black-chinned hummingbird.