Broad-billed Hummingbird

Gueydan, LA   Home of Elizabeth Guidry

Pictures and info from banding, 11/15/04.

This male Broad-billed appears to be an adult.

  The bill lacked corrugations, The exposed culmen

measured 21.83mm.

The tail recently lost the middle 4 rectrices leaving only R3-5 on each side measuring 30mm. The tail was complete 2 days earlier, but was loose in appearance. Rectrices 1&2 are typically the first lost in tail molt by some hummingbirds.

The wing was also in molt. Primaries 1-6 were fresh, and P7 was about 40%. Wing cord 50.57mm. This is interesting in comparison to the feeder photo from 3 days earlier when P7 was only an emerging pin.

His gorget was nearly complete except for a few gaps. His breast and belly also had a few gaps with some pin feathers evident. He did not seem in heavy body molt however, and few feathers came off in handling. He seemed in fine health with a weight of 3.79grams.

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