Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusSelasphorus (Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds)
- SpeciesSelasphorus rufus (Rufous Hummingbird)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Lampornis clemenciae
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Hummingbird in Big Bend National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Rufous Hummingbird sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 140 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Hummingbird in Big Bend National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Hummingbird in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.