The national bird of Jamaica is the Red-billed Streamertail, known colloquially as the Doctor Bird and scientifically as Trochilus polytmus. It is endemic to...

Many of us in North America are facing the imminent departure of “our” hummingbirds for the next few months, though across the Gulf Coastal...

The lives of birders are meted out in ticks and dips, and for every epic tale of the mega discovered and added to one...

Rufous Hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) breed farther North than any other North American hummingbird and have the longest migration route of all U.S. hummers. Their...

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago may share equal billing in the dichotomous nation’s name, but Trinidad boasts the lion’s share of the land...

A common question that I get from the eastern region of the US in midsummer is, “Where have my hummingbirds gone?” or “I only...

Anna’s Hummingbird is resident in California, up through Oregon and into Washington and during the colder months will certainly be the most frequently seen hummer in the...

Here in Northern California I am fortunate to have at least three of the western hummingbirds of North America visiting my yard. The least...