rufous hummingbird

noun

1. a reddish-brown hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, of western North America.

Example Sentences

“For their body size, hands down, the most aggressive bird is the rufous hummingbird.”

From Washington Post

Around these parts, it’s the ruby-throated hummingbird that holds court, though the occasional rufous hummingbird also drops in.

From Washington Post

In January I wrote about an unlikely visitor to Green Spring Gardens in Fairfax County: a rufous hummingbird.

From Washington Post

If you hear a sustained “zzzzzing” sound and see a flash of cinnamon darting in and out of the salmonberry flowers, you’re hearing a male Rufous hummingbird.

From Seattle Times

The American robin is such a common species that it doesn’t get the fawning press that, say, the painted bunting or rufous hummingbird does.

From Washington Post