Wine-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti)
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Wine-throated Hummingbird

Selasphorus ellioti (Ridgway, 1878)

6.5–7 cmLength2.9 gWeight

Busiest months: February · Most records: Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras

Where and when it's recorded

Wine-throated Hummingbird has been recorded at 10 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parque Regional Municipal Zunil – Fuentes GeorginasGuatemala381 records
  2. Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo – Campamento El TriunfoMexico255 records
  3. Mirador Rey TepepulGuatemala87 records
More places
  1. Zamorano Univ. – Res. Biol. UyucaHonduras13 records
  2. Finca El PilarGuatemala5 records
  3. Restaurante Rincón Suizo – sendero en bosque de pino-encinoGuatemala4 records
  4. PN Los Volcanes – Sector Cerro VerdeEl Salvador3 records
  5. RNP Los Tarrales – sector VesubioGuatemala2 records
  6. Finca El Pilar – comederos de colibríesGuatemala2 records
  7. PN El BoquerónEl Salvador1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

GuatemalaMexicoHondurasEl Salvador

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Wine-throated Hummingbird?

The Wine-throated Hummingbird is about 6.5–7 cm long and weighs around 2.9 g.

Where does the Wine-throated Hummingbird live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: southern Mexico to Honduras. It is most often recorded in Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras.

When is the best time to see the Wine-throated Hummingbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Wine-throated Hummingbird eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Wine-throated Hummingbird in?

It belongs to the family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), order Apodiformes.

At a glance

Length
6.5–7 cm
Weight
2.9 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
34 mm
Tail
19 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
4 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America: southern Mexico to Honduras

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Selasphorus

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Wine-throated Hummingbird

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