Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827) Family: Trochilidae Order: Apodiformes Back
Broad-tailed hummingbird Breitschwanzelfe Colibri ŕ queue large Colibrí coliancho
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intercontinental

Selasphorus platycercus

Sedentary in Mexico and Guatemala, migratory in USA. Male arrives in Arizona late Feb or early Mar, in Colorado late Apr to late May; migrates to Mexico early Sept. Altitudinal dispersal after reproduction.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Mesoamerica, North America
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations