Approximate Hatch Weights:
0.26g – 0.32g at hatching
~4g by 12 days old
~3.2g at fledging
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Common Name: Hummingbirds
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Black
Bill: Long and straight and orange-yellow then black
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Orange-yellow
Gape Flanges: Yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Video by Bill Beck
Video by Bill Beck
Egg
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Just Hatched
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Just Hatched
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Just Hatched
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Just Hatched
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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~1st Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
~1st Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
~1st Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
~2nd Week
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Photo by Bill Beck
~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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~2nd Week
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Photo by Bill Beck
~2nd Week - 2.8g
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Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 2.8g
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Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 2.8g
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Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
~3rd Week - 4.4g
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Photo by Lauren Gonzales, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~3rd Week - 4.4g
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Photo by Lauren Gonzales, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~3rd Week - 4.4g
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Photo by Lauren Gonzales, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~3rd Week
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Photo by Bill Beck
~3rd Week
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~3rd Week
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~3rd Week
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~3rd Week
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~3rd Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Ashley Damm
~3rd Week
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~3rd Week
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~3rd Week
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~3rd Week
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Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jennifer Hathaway
Allen's and 2 Anna's Hummingbirds ~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Allen's and 2 Anna's Hummingbirds ~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Allen's and 2 Anna's Hummingbirds ~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~4th Week
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Photo by Bill Beck