Broad-tailed hummingbird
| Broad-tailed hummingbird | |
|---|---|
| Adult male at a feeder | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Selasphorus |
| Species: | S. platycercus |
| Binomial name | |
| Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827) | |
| Range of S. platycercus Breeding range Year-round presence | |
The broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) is a medium-sized hummingbird species found in highland regions from western United States and Western Canada to Mexico and Guatemala.