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In the spring, rufous hummingbirds migrate through California on their way to their breeding grounds in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia and southern Alaska.
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Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
Next month, their close cousins the rufous hummingbirds will follow, diminutive little birds with rusty red on their flanks and reddish backs.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Johnson said rufous hummingbird migrations can take them close to 4,000 miles between Alaska and Mexico each fall and spring.
—Brian Broom, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
Another species of hummingbird, the rare rufous hummingbird, is sometimes spotted in Ohio during late fall and winter months.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2023
There’s a rufous hummingbird, sparrow and robin.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2021
The rufous fantail is no more.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2012
These species, none of which are currently listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act, include the rufous hummingbird, golden-winged warbler and black-footed albatross.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2022
Since removing the cats and foxes, Faulkner’s team has also begun releasing other imperiled native species into the same habitat, including Parma wallabies, long-nosed bandicoots, long-nosed potoroos, and rufous bettongs.
—Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 5 Oct. 2020
Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
Next month, their close cousins the rufous hummingbirds will follow, diminutive little birds with rusty red on their flanks and reddish backs.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Johnson said rufous hummingbird migrations can take them close to 4,000 miles between Alaska and Mexico each fall and spring.
—Brian Broom, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
Another species of hummingbird, the rare rufous hummingbird, is sometimes spotted in Ohio during late fall and winter months.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2023
There’s a rufous hummingbird, sparrow and robin.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2021
The rufous fantail is no more.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2012
These species, none of which are currently listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act, include the rufous hummingbird, golden-winged warbler and black-footed albatross.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2022
Since removing the cats and foxes, Faulkner’s team has also begun releasing other imperiled native species into the same habitat, including Parma wallabies, long-nosed bandicoots, long-nosed potoroos, and rufous bettongs.
—Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 5 Oct. 2020
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“Rufous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rufous. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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