Name That Hummingbird

The Broad-Billed Hummingbird is one of 14 hummingbirds that visit Arizona…

Adult male Broad-Billed Hummingbird (Courtesy of Mike Hawk at blog.naturesarchive.com)

The Broad-Billed Hummingbird never visited our high desert Arizona cabin.

My husband and I used to live in Meadview, AZ (north of Kingman and only 15 miles from Lake Mead and 2 hours from Las Vegas). Our cabin is in the hills west of Meadview, and is just about 3600′ in elevation, which is considered high desert country. 

As you can see in the excerpted article, Broad-Billed Hummingbird, it has only been sighted in Arizona’s low desert areas. Check out the rest of the article, and the whole blog… lots of good info and images!

The Broad-billed is another Hummingbird that can be seen in the low desert backyards, but is most often seen in riparian or canyon habitats.  It is a stunning bird, with a bright orange bill and blue and green iridescent feathers.  

The Broad-billed is generally nondescript in other aspects aside from its appearance.  It is known to be a “mild mannered” hummingbird – much less combative than other hummingbirds.

We have to be satisfied with the terrific images of the Broad-Billed Hummingbird posted on the internet by other hummingbird lovers!
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