Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, feeding at nectar flowers.

• Contributor: Janice and Nolan Braud / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2T60947
• File size: 59.2 MB (984.1 KB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5616 x 3683 px | 47.5 x 31.2 cm | 18.7 x 12.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 24 August 2012
• Location: Arizona, USA

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• adaptations to high altitude
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• occur from alaska to tierra del fuego
• one of the feistiest hummingbirds
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• part of four corners region
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