No disrespect to the California quail, but I think the Allen’s hummingbird would have made a fine choice for the official state bird of California because, other than a tiny length of coastline in bordering southwestern Oregon
Only in recent decades has the Anna’s hummingbird become the most abundant type of hummingbird of the Pacific states. Moreover, it is the only type of hummingbird that remains year-round in the Northwest
In the same genus as the ruby-throated hummingbird that breeds in the eastern half of the United States, the intriguing black-chinned hummingbird is a species at home in various habitats of the West.
The common hummingbird of the central Rockies, the broad-tailed hummingbird reaches the northern extent of its breeding range in the mountains of southwestern Montana, eastern and central Idaho
The smallest bird breeding north of Mexico in North America, the dainty calliope hummingbird is a mountain specialist, breeding as high as timberline from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade crest to the Rockies.
The striking male Costa’s hummingbird is unmistakable. But the female is difficult to distinguish from females of other species, especially Anna’s and black-chinned hummers.
The ubiquitous rufous hummingbird is the long-distance champion of the hummingbird world.