rufous hummingbird

American  

noun

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

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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