[obol] hybrid hummer

  • From: Bobbett Pierce <ensatina3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:04:29 -0400




Although not an expert on the species of hummers, I can see color quite well.
There is russet on the upper tail of this hummer, as well as a little buff on
the shoulder by the wing. No eyeline to bill like broadbill, and it appears to
have the dark forehead of an Anna's when it isn't sunlit. It has a white chest
and some orange in gorget, like a rufous.
A set of Flickr photos from Idaho shows a hybrid that looks very much like the
Portland hybrid, and there's another set from Washington state. For what it's
worth, in both cases their best guess was Anna's X rufous. It would be
interesting to discover if a hybrid hummer from different genera is fertile.
Lona Pierce



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