Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
ORDER: APODIFORMES
FAMILY: TROCHILIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A hummingbird of subalpine meadows, the Broad-tailed Hummingbird ranges across the south-central Rockies in summer. It possesses a number of physiological and behavioral adaptations to survive cold nights, including the ability to enter torpor, slowing its heart rate and dropping its body temperature.