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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: 236

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Selasphorus platycercus

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Publications (175)

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

Natural selection on floral volatiles and other traits can change with snowmelt timing and summer precipitation

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

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

Documents (25)

A Fence Design for Excluding Elk Without Impeding Other Wildlife

Beaver in Western North America: An Annotated Bibliography 1966 to 1986

Colorado and New Communities: The State’s Role and Responsibilities in the Development of New Communities

Colorado: Options for the Future

Department Of Energy Compliance With Floodplain – Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Draft: Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Remedial Action at the Gunnison Uranium Mill Tailings Site

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the North American Wolverine as Endangered or Threatened

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Co-occurring Species

Selasphorus rufus

Selasphorus platycereus

Archilochus alexandri

Scarlet Gilia

Slender-tube Skyrocket

Two-form Bumble Bee

Bumble Bees

Golden-belted Bumble Bee

Nuttall's Larkspur

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

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

Plant–pollinator interaction niche broadens in response to severe drought perturbations

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

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

The sensory and cognitive ecology of nectar robbing

Trade-off mitigation: a conceptual framework for understanding floral adaptation in multispecies interactions

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

Adaptive gene regulation in wild mammals exposed to high predator abundance

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

Gene expression shifts in yellow-bellied marmots prior to natal dispersal

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

Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes

Effect of Road Dust Deposition on the Floral Lifespan of Scarlet gilia, <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>

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>