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Selasphorus platycercus

Common names: broad-tailed hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, hummingbird, Broad-tailed hummingbird, broad-tailed hummingbirds, broad-tails, Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, Broad tailed hummingbirds, Broad-tailed hummingbirds, broad-tailed, Hummingbird (Broad-tailed and/or Rufous), rufous hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, rufus hummingbird, Rufous hummingbird, rufous hummingbirds, rufous, Rufus Hummingbird

Authority: Waser, 1983

Taxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Apodiformes > Trochilidae

Roles: pollinator, study subject, mentioned, primary pollinator, avian sap robber, competitor, referenced

ITIS TSN: 178038

Synonyms: broad-tailed hummingbirds, S. platycercus, S. rufus, Broad-tails, Broad-tail, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, hummingbirds, broad-tailed hummingbird, Broad-Tailed Hummingbirds, BTH, Broad-tailed hummingbirds, BTLHs, Selasphorus rufus, Rufous hummingbirds

External: iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 173 | Mentions: 240

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Publications (182)

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After the fall: A Climax Avalanche Altered Vigilance but not Social Relationships in a Wild Mammal

2026Role: text_match

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CORRECTING FOR TOPOGRAPHY AND FOLIAGE DENSITY IN AN AUTOMATED RADIO TELEMETRY SYSTEM

2026Role: study subject

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The Relationship between Color, Nectar Concentration, and Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Visitation of Typical and Atypical Hummingbird Flowers

Selasphorus platycercus

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Publications (182)

After the fall: A Climax Avalanche Altered Vigilance but not Social Relationships in a Wild Mammal

CORRECTING FOR TOPOGRAPHY AND FOLIAGE DENSITY IN AN AUTOMATED RADIO TELEMETRY SYSTEM

The Relationship between Color, Nectar Concentration, and Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Visitation of Typical and Atypical Hummingbird Flowers

A nectar-inhabiting bacterium may not influence female fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

Effects of experimental warming on floral scent, display and rewards in two subalpine herbs

Herbivory and water availability interact to shape the adaptive landscape in the perennial forb, Boechera stricta

Observing the effects of a nectar-inhabiting bacterium, Pantoea sp., and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

Documents (4)

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Sheep Grazing above Timberline in the San Juan National Forest

Sheep Grazing above Timberline in the San Juan National Forest

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Co-occurring Species

Ipomopsis aggregata

Selasphorus rufus

Delphinium

Bombus

Polemoniaceae

Delphinium nuttallianum

Rufous Hummingbird

Achnatherum nelsonii

Erythronium grandiflorum

Delphinium barbeyi

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

Temperature and relative humidity effects on nectar quantity, nectar quality, and plant-pollinator interactions

The impact of soil moisture, nectar production, and spectral reflectance on hummingbird visitation patterns to the Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)

Visitors to Red-Naped Sapsucker sap wells and the effectiveness of artificial wells

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

Climate disruption on avian species and communities in the southern Rocky Mountains

Effects of Daily Temperature Changes on Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Foraging Patterns

Pollinator and habitat-mediated selection as potential contributors to ecological speciation in two closely related species

Assessing the Impact that the Keystone Species, the Red Naped Sapsucker (<i> Sphyrapicus nuchalis </i>), has on the Community of Species in the East River

Climate change and phenology

Comparative impacts of long-term trends in snowmelt and species interactions on plant population dynamics

Determining changes in floral volatile composition of <i> Ipomopsis aggregata </i> in response to nectar robbing and its associated microorganisms

The Effect of Snowmelt Timing on Pollinator Visitation to Subalpine Wildflowers

Demographic Consequences of Phenological Shifts in Response to Climate Change

Effects of high temperature and early snowmelt on floral morphology and volatile organic compounds in <i> Ipomopsis aggregata </i>

Investigating the relationship between <i> Bombus appositus </i> abundance and its overlap with key floral resources

Open-top warming chambers reduce animal pollination of two subalpine herbs

Predispersal Seed Predation Obscures the Detrimental Effect of Dust on Wildflower Reproduction

Selection of floral traits by pollinators and seed predators during sequential life history stages

Selection of floral traits by pollinators and seed predators during sequential life history stages

The influence of human recreational trail use has on rodent and predator activity using motion triggered cameras

Effects of climate change on alpine plants and their pollinators

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

Wild hummingbirds discriminate nonspectral colors

Effects of Climate Change on Birds

Effects of pond permanence on avian behaviors

Foraging efficiency and size matching in a plant-pollinator communitiy: the importance of sugar content and tongue length

How vulnerable are pollen-specialist solitary bees to temperature-mediated shifts in the timing of food availability?

The Effects of Exclusion Bags and Open-Top Chambers on Pollinator Activity

Volatile organic compounds as signals for pollinators and their consistency across years

Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers

Consistent shifts in pollinator-relevant floral coloration along a Rocky Mountain elevation gradient

Synchronization of speed, sound and iridescent color in a hummingbird aerial courtship dive

The Effects of Declining Aspen Forest Health on Rocky Mountain Birds

Effects of road dust on the pollination and reproduction of wildflowers

Facilitated exploitation of pollination mutualisms: fitness consequences for plants

Floral Albedo as a Response Factor of Climate Change, A case study in <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>

Impacts of Historical Hydroperiod on Bird Predation of Emergent Aquatic Insects

Interaction rewiring and the rapid turnover of plant-pollinator networks

Variation in bill morphology and pollen prevalence in the Broad-Tailed Hummingbird (<i>Selasphorus platycercus</i>)

Bill Morphology and Niche Partitioning in <i>Selasphorus platycercus</i>

Comparing clines in floral and vegetative traits along an elevation gradient in an <i>Ipomopsis</i> hybrid zone

Competitive context drives pollinator behavior: linking foraging plasticity, natural pollen deposition, and plant reproduction.

Drought, pollen and nectar availability, and pollination success

Effects of climate change on phenologies and distributions of bumble bees and the plants they visit

Heterospecific pollen deposition in <i>Delphinium barbeyi</i>: linking stigmatic pollen loads to reproductive output in the field

Road Dust, <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> Seed Count, and attack by <i>Hylemya</i> Fliesâ€”Are they Linked?

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

Context-dependent reproductive isolation mediated by floral scent and color

Effects of proximity to riparian zones on avian species richness and abundance in montane aspen woodlands.