Black-Chinned Hummingbird

• Size: 3.5" long // 4.3" wingspan
• Diet: Nectar from flowers, small insects and spiders, sugar water at feeders.
• Seasonal Habits: Migrate in winter
• Temperament: Not Aggressive

A small green-backed hummingbird of the West, with no brilliant colors on its throat except a thin strip of iridescent purple bordering the black chin, only visible when light hits it just right. Black-chinned Hummingbirds are exceptionally widespread, found from deserts to mountain forests. Many winter along the Gulf Coast. Often perches at the very top of a bare branch. Low-pitched humming sound produced by wings.