Ruby-throated

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Posted by John Boyd on 07:54:50 02/10/06

In Reply to: Sadowski - Spot-breasted - Black-chinned@Fairchild posted by Trey Mitchell

BTW: I have had several reliable, experienced birders tell me that the Hummer
: I photographed the other day at Fairchild Gardens is a Black-chinned. So I am
: posting the other photos of the same bird for some input. It is a shame that the
: Ruby-throat and the Black-chinned have the same or very similar calls, it makes
: for a difficult ID.

I didn't find the other picture convincing. These give a good enough view of the wings to see that it is a Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

The most reliable way to tell them apart is the wing shape. Black-chinned's have a paddle-shape, whereas Ruby-throated's have a knife-shape. There's also more curve to the Black-chinned's wing.

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Re: Ruby-throated - Toe 13:35:18 02/10/06 (0)
Re: Ruby-throated..black-chinned...i just dont know - EPICUREAN SARTORIUS 11:06:25 02/10/06 (1)
- HA HA HAA HA HA ..... :) - Trey 13:29:42 02/10/06 (0)
Re: Ruby-throated - Larry Manfredi 09:46:56 02/10/06 (2)
- Re: Ruby-throated - Orion Weldon 10:42:13 02/10/06 (0)
- Photo again - Larry Manfredi 09:55:17 02/10/06 (0)

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