The International Hummingbird Society: Sedona Hummingbird Festival – A Field Guide to the Hummingbirds of Arizona

Presented by Rick Taylor, Author

With 17 documented species in recent history, Arizona hosts a wider variety of hummingbirds than any other region of the United States.  Habitat preferences play a major role in creating this cornucopia of diversity and abundance.  Rick’s talk will cover the polychrome males, as well as identification clues that distinguish the females and the immatures in this unique family.

Biography

In 1977 Rick Taylor began eight summers of research into the life history and ecology of Elegant Trogons in Arizona. His studies took him progressively farther south of the border to look at populations of these and all other trogons in the Americas, as well as the communities of other birds that share their habitats.   In 1980 he founded Borderland Tours, an international birding tour company dedicated to responsible ecotourism. Rick is the author of Location Checklists for the Huachuca and Chiricahua Mountains as well as the American Birding Association’s A Birder’s Guide to Southeastern Arizona. His field guide Birds of Southeastern Arizona appeared in 2010, and his new book, Birds of Arizona, featuring all 17 recent Arizona hummingbirds, was published in 2022.

Part of the Sedona Hummingbird Festival

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