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- Selasphorus is a genus of hummingbirds from Middle and North America. The genus Selasphorus was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John...
- The rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm (3.1 in) long with a long, straight and slender bill. These birds are known...
- hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species of hummingbird that breeds in the western United States. It is one of seven species in the genus Selasphorus. Allen's...
- The calliope hummingbird (/kəˈlaɪ.əpi/ kə-LY-ə-pee; Selasphorus calliope) is the smallest bird native to the United States and Canada. It has a western...
- include: Selasphorus sasin : Allen's hummingbird Selasphorus rufus : Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla : Scintillant hummingbird Selasphorus ardens :...
- The bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It...
- The volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is...
- broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus), the calliope hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope), Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin), the black-chinned...
- courtship displays (up to 90 per second for the calliope hummingbird, Selasphorus calliope); a wingbeat rate 40% higher than its typical hovering rate...
- A rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is attracted to brightly colored flowers and ****ists the pollination of the plant....