Forgive this unskilled birder a question (Ruby-throated Hummingbird)

[roxan...@gmail.com]

Everywhere it is said that males have the feathers that can appear red, and females do not. Similarly, everywhere it is said that females build the nest, rather than males.  It so happens I am stewarding a community art project involving a ruby-throated hummingbird building a nest. And it so happens that as my "model," I used the bird in this youtube video linked below. 

"She" has red feathers at her throat. Anyone care to comment? 

It's here (videotaped in Canada): https://youtu.be/aupSOndl7W0?si=lGGNEADdwicPZ8qM

Thank you, birders!

Julie C

P.S. If interested in the project itseslf, which otherwise may not be right as a post for this group, feel free to send me an email and I'll explain!

[Jim Guion]

Hi Julie,

The reason the 'female' hummingbird in the video has a small patch of red centered on her throat is that she is 'not' a ruby-throated hummingbird.

As the caption under the video states, she is an Anna's Hummingbird, a species which has that and other field marks that differentiate her from a female ruby throated.

You can check out the differences at the following link which shows all the hummingbird species in the US, males and females.

Happy Birding!

Jim Guion

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[Jim Guion]

Oops, I forgot the link for hummingbird identification:

https://avianreport.com/hummingbird-identification/

Jim Guion

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