# Hummingbirds! Help Me Identify Them?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-help-me-identify-them/465389>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 26, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-help-me-identify-them/465389 "2008-09-26T21:03:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-help-me-identify-them/465389/1 "2008-09-26T21:03:33Z")

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I expect these beauties to be moving on soon, but it sure would be nice to find out what species they are. Online resources are somewhat unclear - maybe because they tend to show males, and these are females? I don’t know.

Any help will be appreciated. Photos here:

[Hummingbirds](http://s370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/88Fritz1234/?albumview=grid)

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**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-help-me-identify-them/465389/2 "2008-09-26T22:46:22Z")

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Ruby-throated. Female.

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**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-help-me-identify-them/465389/3 "2008-09-26T23:07:22Z")

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> [@Fetchund](#):
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> Ruby-throated. Female.

Hey, that helps. Thanks.

I think there may be one or two juvenile males here, too. They look almost identical to the females.

I’ve got about six of them hanging around now, and watching their squabbles have been pretty entertaining.

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**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-help-me-identify-them/465389/4 "2008-09-27T00:40:06Z")

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Gorgeous photos!

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**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-help-me-identify-them/465389/5 "2008-09-27T00:45:49Z")

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> [@gardentraveler](#):
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> Gorgeous photos!

Thanks!