"Flight of Color: The Rufous Hummingbird's Magnificent Migration". *** The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small, colorful bird native to North America, celebrated for its vibrant plumage and impressive migratory patterns. Adorned with reddish-brown feathers on their backs and sides, accompanied by bright orange-red throats and white underparts, these birds are visually stunning. They undertake extensive journeys between breeding grounds in western North America and wintering territo

The tiny yet tenacious Rufous Hummingbird makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird in the world as measured by body size, traveling up to several thousand miles one way. Want to learn how to track migration and know when it will return? Learn more: https://abcbirds.org/blog20/tracking-bird-migration/ Video: Rufous Hummingbird by Don DesJardin | American Bird Conservancy