The Buff-Bellied Hummingbird is a specialty of the southern U.S. border, and birders that want to add one to their life list need to travel to South Texas or make their way further south, into Mexico, Belize, or Guatemala. This gleaming green hummingbird is larger than a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, and can be identified by its black-tipped red bill, rusty-orange tail, and eponymous buff-colored belly and undertail. It is closely related to the Vulnerable Honduran Emerald, a species endemic to that country. The Buff-bellied Hummingbird is sometimes called the Fawn-Breasted Hummingbird or the Yucatan Hummingbird.
Some Buff-Bellied Hummingbirds have an interesting migratory strategy. How has this species kept bird scientists guessing?
Read on to find out more: https://abcbirds.org/bird/buff-bellied-hummingbird/
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