Stocky for a hummingbird with a straight bill. Adult males have a rose-pink throat and crown.
© Kyle Blaney | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 02, 2013Females are metallic green above and grayish below with bits of reddish spotting on the throat. Note pale line over the eye.
© Ryan Winkleman | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 16, 2017Immature males have a blotchy rose-pink crown and throat.
© Robert Hamilton | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 10, 2017Adult males have a brilliant reddish-pink crown and throat and grayish underparts.
© Steven Mlodinow | Macaulay LibraryWashington, October 24, 2014Somewhat stocky for a hummingbird. Females/immatures are metallic green above with some reddish-pink feathers on the throat.
© Ryan P. O'Donnell | Macaulay LibraryWashington, December 31, 2016Common in yards, parks, residential streets, eucalyptus groves, riverside woods, savannahs, and coastal scrub.
© Joshua Covill | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, March 24, 2017