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Broad-tailed hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)

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The broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.5 g to 3.6 g and live up to 12.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Photo: Michelle Lynn Reynolds · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the broad-tailed hummingbird

Weight
3.5 g – 3.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
12.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
14 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.75src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad-tailed hummingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the broad-tailed hummingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) is a medium-sized hummingbird species found in highland regions from western United States and Western Canada to Mexico and Guatemala.

From the Wikipedia article “Broad-tailed hummingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broad-tailed_hummingbird&oldid=1370175898), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the broad-tailed hummingbird endangered?

The broad-tailed hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the broad-tailed hummingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusSelasphorus
  7. SpeciesSelasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)

Synonyms Selasphorus platycercus platycercus, Trochilus platycercus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • colibrí cuaampleCatalan
  • kalypta širokoocasáCzech
  • kolibřík šestibarvýCzech
  • sïedn cynffonlydanWelsh
  • Bredhalet DværgkolibriDanish
  • BreitschwanzelfeGerman
  • DreifarbenkolibriGerman
  • larĝvosta kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí colianchoSpanish
  • Zumbador cola anchaSpanish
  • vinkukolibriFinnish
  • Calypte à queue largeFrench
  • Colibri à queue largeFrench
  • širokorepi kolibrićCroatian
  • szélesfarkú kolibriHungarian
  • Colibrì codalargaItalian
  • フトオハチドリJapanese
  • plačiauodegis selasforasLithuanian
  • platastes kolibriLatvian
  • bredhalekolibriNorwegian Bokmål
  • BreedstaartkolibrieDutch
  • bredstjertkolibriNorwegian
  • rudaczek szerokosternyPolish
  • colibri-de-cauda-largaPortuguese
  • beija-flor-de-cauda-largaPortuguese
  • Широкохвостый колибриRussian
  • Трёхцветный селасфорусRussian
  • čmeľovec širokochvostýSlovak
  • Širokorepi kolibriSerbian
  • bredstjärtad kolibriSwedish
  • Geniş Kuyruklu KolibriTurkish
  • Geniş Kuyruklu SinekkuşuTurkish
  • колібрі-крихітка широкохвостийUkrainian
  • 宽尾煌蜂鸟Chinese
  • 寬尾煌蜂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the broad-tailed hummingbird

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the broad-tailed hummingbird?

An adult broad-tailed hummingbird weighs 3.5 g – 3.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the broad-tailed hummingbird endangered?

The broad-tailed hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the broad-tailed hummingbird live?

The broad-tailed hummingbird has a recorded lifespan of 12.1 years.

What kind of animal is the broad-tailed hummingbird?

The broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-tailed-hummingbird

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{broad_tailed_hummingbird_2026,
  title = {Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-tailed-hummingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}