Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

General Status Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
ELCODE: 
ABNUC45010
Common Name: 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Scientific Name: 
Archilochus colubris
Naming References: 
Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Apodiformes
Family: 
Trochilidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

sometimes seen in Yellowknife, Ft Smith, and other towns in southern NWT (H126_2005); not substantiated - could be other species of hummingbirds: Reported by Sirois and McRae (1996) as a vagrant on the Mainland. regular range approaches the NWT as closely as do Rufous and Calliope Hummingbirds (both of which have been documented in the NWT) in the Fort St. John area of ne. B.C. and it also occurs occasionally in northern Alberta (eBird 2012), so its occurrence in the Territory is plausible. References: eBird. 2012. , irois, J. and D. McRae. 1996. A Miniguide to a Megaterritory and a Checklist: The Birds of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Second Edition. Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
References: 
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Status Rank Description: 
1996 Checklist - Vagrant on Mainland; "sometimes seen in Yellowknife, Ft Smith, and other towns in southern NWT" two records on ebird (vagrants)
Decision Process Description: 
Based on pers comm. From NWT residents - incidentals not documented, ranked by S Carriere in 2005 - need to confirm species.; Reviewed in 2010;no change; Reviewed by Check list group (D Britton, C Eckert, D tate, R. Pankratz, S Carriere) 2016: Not assessed (deleted from vagrant list); Reviewed in 2020 by Amélie Roberto-Charron, no change
Last Updated: 
September 19, 2020

References

Naming

  • Nature Serve: An online encyclopedia of life (web application) (2005) Version 4.2 (11 January 2005). Arlington Virginia USA. Association for Biodiversity Information.. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?init=Species - W025 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Suzanne Carriere (2005) Pers. Comm.. - H126-05 Return