Broad-billed Hummingbird - Van Pierszalowski
Report

Contributor

Date

Location

stakeout Broad-billed Hummingbird, Glendora (2024)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 34.1103474, -117.8607627
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Wow wow wow! Absolute STUNNER of a bird. Huge thank you to Kristin and David for finding and reporting such a gorgeous and charismatic bird. Adult male. Vibrantly colored all over with tropical-vibe fluorescent blues and greens on the bird's back and underside. Bicolored bill, red at the base blending to black towards the tip. Dark tail. Somewhat well-defined white supercilium over the eye. Vocalizing often, especially when feeding. The bird's call sounded tonally quite similar to the call of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet (even the cadence and "phrasing" of the notes were somewhat similar). But the hummingbird's call was slightly lower-pitched than Ruby-crowned Kinglet. See the original posts from the homeowners to gain permission to visit.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
Lens
150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
ISO
720
Focal length
550 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/8000 sec
Dimensions
10000 pixels x 6673 pixels
Original file size
15.6 MB