During migration, they may pass through valleys and grasslands. In canyons, the females can be found towards the base of the canyon, closer to the river and males in the higher elevations on slopes or shelves.Īfter the breeding season, both males and females move to higher elevations where nectar producing plants are abundant. Adult males nest in drier habitats compared to females. Because black-chinned hummingbirds are only together long enough to mate, males and females have separate nests (eggs in female nests only). Their nests can also be found in gray oak Quercus grisea, willow Salix, sycamore Platanus occidentalis, cottonwood Populus deltoides, and sugarberry Celtis laevigata trees. Tamarisk or salt-cedar Tamarix ramoissima is a shrub not native to the southwestern United States and a common place to find black-chinned hummingbird nests. They can be found from below sea level to elevations above 2,500m. ( Baltosser and Russell, 2000 Baltosser, 1986 Bassett and Cubie, 2009 Brown, 1992 Pitelka, 1951)īlack-chinned hummingbirds are found in riparian habitats which are places between dry land and a stream or river. During migration, these hummingbirds pass through north Florida, western Georgia, northern Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Sightings of black-chinned hummingbirds out of their historical range during the winter are on the increase in areas along the Gulf of Mexico. This range continues eastward to the interior of Mexico. The non-breeding range is restricted to the west coast of Mexico, from the town of Navojoa, Sonora southward to Zihuatenejo, Guerroro. To the west, the range extends to the eastern bounds of California, and central Oregon and Washington. This range includes Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and south and west Texas. Their range continues southward to the western United States. In the breeding season, black-chinned hummingbirds ( Archilochus alexandri) are found as far north as southern British Columbia.
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