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The most distinctive difference are tiny notches in the second tail feather of the adult male rufous hummingbird.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Mountain West Hummingbirds like the broad-tailed, black-chinned, rufous, and calliope varieties arrive in the mountainous West in spring once flowers begin to bloom.
—Sydney Wingfield, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
Grand Prize Bird Photos The Grand Prize Winner for the new Colombia and Chile category was awarded to this image of a blue-and-gray kingfisher flying out of the water, creating a splash around its wet body, shaggy crest, white collar and rufous belly.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Dirk Hartog has been declared feral-free, and eight formerly locally extinct species, including the stick-nest rat and the rufous hare-wallaby, now thrive there.
—Keith Drew, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Mountain West Hummingbirds like the broad-tailed, black-chinned, rufous, and calliope varieties arrive in the mountainous West in spring once flowers begin to bloom.
—Sydney Wingfield, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
Grand Prize Bird Photos The Grand Prize Winner for the new Colombia and Chile category was awarded to this image of a blue-and-gray kingfisher flying out of the water, creating a splash around its wet body, shaggy crest, white collar and rufous belly.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Dirk Hartog has been declared feral-free, and eight formerly locally extinct species, including the stick-nest rat and the rufous hare-wallaby, now thrive there.
—Keith Drew, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Rufous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rufous. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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