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Ruby-throated hummingbird migration Archilochus colubris
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Archilochus colubris |
|---|---|
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 4,534,094 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q834843 (CC0).
Migration in the data
4,534,094 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In the Americas, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 41°N) and furthest south in February (about 20°N).
Month by month: centre of records in the Americas
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20°N | 0% |
| February | 20°N | 0% |
| March | 25°N | 0% |
| April | 31°N | 0% |
| May | 40°N | 0% |
| June | 41°N | 0% |
| July | 41°N | 0% |
| August | 41°N | 0% |
| September | 38°N | 0% |
| October | 30°N | 0% |
| November | 22°N | 0% |
| December | 20°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the ruby-throated hummingbird
The ruby-throated hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is the most common hummingbird in eastern North America, having population estimates of about 35 million in 2021.
From the Wikipedia article “Ruby-throated hummingbird” (revision 1371881443), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=5228514&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.