Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Gardens and forest edges. It flies to Central America for winter. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Archilochus colubris
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Ruby-throated Hummingbird lives

Gardens and forest edges. It flies to Central America for winter.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar60%
🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its wings beat about 50 times every second, and it can fly backwards.

Hear the Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Recorded by Russ Wigh (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC505916. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Where does the Ruby-throated Hummingbird live?

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird lives in United States and Canada. Gardens and forest edges. It flies to Central America for winter.

What does the Ruby-throated Hummingbird eat?

nectar (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Ruby-throated Hummingbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.