#1363 · 🐦 birds

Broad-billed Hummingbird

🇳🇱 Breedsnavelkolibrie ·Cynanthus latirostris

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Christian Schwarz · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Rafael Rodríguez Brito · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Miguel · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Duck, NC, USA:© Brian Murphy · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. San Francisco, Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico:© Gonzalo Zepeda Martínez · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Pima County, US-AZ, US:© elephi · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. miraflores, baja california sur:© Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. LaBagh Woods, North Park, Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA:© Jeff Skrentny · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Calle Véneto, Mazatlán, SIN, MX:© Rafael castañon · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve Visitor Center, 150 Blue Heaven Road, Patagonia, AZ 85624, USA:© Terry Mortier · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The broad-billed hummingbird ( Cynanthus latirostris ) is a medium-sized hummingbird of North America. It is 9–10 cm long, and weighs approximately three to four grams.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 31,527iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
31,527 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by William Swainson in 1827 (199 years ago).