The brilliant orange male and the green-and-orange female Rufous Hummingbird are relentless attackers at flowers and feeders, going after (if not always defeating) even the large hummingbirds of the Southwest, which can be double their weight. Rufous Hummingbirds are wide-ranging, and breed farther north than any other hummingbird. The brilliant orange male and the green-and-orange female Rufous Hummingbird are relentless attackers at flowers and feeders, going after (if not always defeating) even the large hummingbirds of the Southwest, which can be double their weight. Range. This map depicts the range boundary, defined as the areas where the species is estimated to occur at a rate of 5% or more for at least one week within each season. Learn more. Climate threats facing the Rufous Hummingbird. The same climate change-driven threats that put birds at risk will affect other wildlife and people, too. Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Range map Data provided by eBird. One of the feistiest hummingbird in North America. Estimated for 2018. This map depicts the range boundary, defined as the areas where the species is estimated to occur at a rate of 5% or more for at least one week within each season. https://doi.org/10.2173/ebirdst.2018, Certain products may be unavailable due to insufficient data. . Rufous Hummingbirds are wide-ranging, and breed farther north than any other hummingbird. Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus. Occurrence. One of the feistiest hummingbird in North America. Learn more. 2020. eBird Status and Trends, Data Version: 2018; Released: 2020. • Rufous hummingbird Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. eBird data from 2014-2018. Zoom in to see how this species’s current range will shift, expand, and contract under increased global temperatures. Fink, D., T. Auer, A. Johnston, M. Strimas-Mackey, O. Robinson, S. Ligocki, B. Petersen, C. Wood, I. Davies, B. Sullivan, M. Iliff, S. Kelling.