Black-chinned Hummingbird
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Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park
279 Verified records at Grand Canyon National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats from deserts to mountain forests and urban areas in the western United States, southern British Columbia, and Mexico. It is migratory, wintering as far south as Mexico. In sunlight, an iridescent purple gorget forming a ring below the black chin feathers is a male characteristic. When in flight and hovering, its wings make a low-pitched humming sound. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Hummingbird sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 279 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus platycercus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous Hummingbird
NT

Rufous Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus rufus

5–10% · With luck
Calliope Hummingbird
LC

Calliope Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus calliope

<5% · Rare
Costa's Hummingbird
LC

Costa's Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calypte costae

Insufficient data
Anna's Hummingbird
LC

Anna's Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calypte anna

Insufficient data
White-throated Swift
LC

White-throated Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aeronautes saxatalis

30–40% · Possible
Vaux's Swift
LC

Vaux's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura vauxi

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
5 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
6 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
16 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-chinned Hummingbird in Grand Canyon National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Hummingbird sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 279 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-chinned Hummingbird in Grand Canyon National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-chinned Hummingbird in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.

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