Monotypic. Length 6.8". Conspicuously outlined white throat; mostly dark bill; dark crown stripes, eye line. Broad yellow eyebrow in front; remainder white. Upperparts rusty brown; underparts ...

Adult males are almost entirely orange with bright white chest and some green on the back, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology says. Its throat is iridescent, and depending on the light, can look ...

The male ruby-throated hummingbird steals the show ... The female isn’t as grandiose in appearance. It sports a green head with white underparts and black masks near the eyes.