Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Common Name (in English) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (in Chinese) 紅喉北蜂鳥 Scientific Name (in Latin) Archilochus colubris Peculiar characteristics / external features: The hummingbird is from 7 to 9 cm long and has an 8 to 11 cm wingspan. Weight can range from 2 to 6 g, with males averaging 3.4 g against the slightly larger female which averages 3.8 g. Adults are metallic green above and greyish white below, with near-black wings. The species is sexually dimorphic. The adult male has a gorget (throat patch) of…