Blackchinned at Feeder?

[kenneth2019]

Black-chinned yes noJPG by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr

Have this bird and female hummingbird at feeder for a week or so, both always sit in the same position. When the male fly's in or out you can see the throat is divided black and purple.





Black-chinned or not by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr

[Ben]

Do you have any other photos?

Is this a picture of the one which you saw purple and black on?

This bird is an Anna's based on:
1. Straight bill
2. Primaries don't flare at the end
3. Dark further back on the head with a line running through it.

[kenneth2019]

Yes, I have more photos will add some.

Yes this is the bird I saw with the purple below the black chin, it was purple and not magenta as on the Anna's.

The bill is curved, not that I would have thought of that as a identifier.

I was out in the yard watering veggie gardens, cleaning the wildlife water bowls, only saw one hummer fly by, highly unusual. The heat?


BCHU 4 by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr
BCHU 3 by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr

BCHU 2 by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr

BCHU ! by Kenneth Davis, on Flickr

[Ben]

Hi Kenneth,

The photos show a male Anna's Hummingbird.
Apart from the features I already mentioned: (I'll grant that the bill is hard to judge, slightly curved, and not the best field mark)

* You can see some pinkish of the feathers behind the eye
* The top of the head would not be dark (like the gorget is in your picture) on a Black-chinned. Compare here: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-chinned_Hummingbird/id

Maybe someone else wants to weigh in? I have been known to make mistakes...

[kenneth2019]

Thanks Jon, this helps me with my thinking and observations.

I think he will be back at the feeder, maybe I will be around to get better pictures.

[paulos]

I'm in agreement with Jon here--I think this is an Anna's. I also find Black-chinned appear to have a proportionally longer bill than most other hummingbirds, which could help.