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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Range Map

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Range Map for Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Migration

Medium to long-distance migrant. When migrating to and from Central American wintering grounds, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds may either fly directly across the Gulf of Mexico or follow a coastal route around the Gulf; the preferred strategy may be different between spring and fall migration. Some birds stay in North America along the Gulf Coast, parts of the southern Atlantic coast, and at the tip of Florida; these are usually birds from farther north rather than birds that spent the summer there.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Hummingbirds(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Trochilidae)

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