Ruby-throated hummingbird
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![Juvenile male ruby-throated hummingbird hovering](/Images/godic/202502/08/Juvenile_Male_Ruby-throated_Hummingbird1940.jpg")
![Female ruby-throated hummingbird, Gadsden Co., Florida](/Images/godic/202502/08/07-09-13RTHummingbird1940.jpg")
The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the Winter in Central America and migrates to Eastern North America for the Summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America.