ruby-throated hummingbird
[ roo-bee-throh-tid ]
noun
a small hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of eastern North America, having metallic-green upper plumage and a bright red throat in the male.
Origin of ruby-throated hummingbird
1First recorded in 1775–85
Words Nearby ruby-throated hummingbird
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How to use ruby-throated hummingbird in a sentence
It’s winter, the season ruby-throated hummingbirds spend in Mexico or Central America.
Catch me if you can: An unlikely hummingbird is banded at a Virginia park | John Kelly | January 18, 2021 | Washington PostAnd an air-ship can run into a ruby-throated hummingbird, too.
Hanging by a Thread | Gordon Randall GarrettNo bird is more charming than our common ruby-throated hummingbird.
The Children's Book of Birds | Olive Thorne Miller
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