International Hummingbird Society

International Hummingbird Society Our mission: educating people about hummingbirds and working internationally to protect them.

Currently we are helping fund efforts to save a critically endangered hummingbird, the Marvelous Spatuletail found in norther Peru. We are working in partnership with the American Bird Conservancy on a project that will help this species thrive.

Halloween decorating happens during peak fall bird migration, putting countless moving hummingbirds, and songbirds at ri...
10/05/2026

Halloween decorating happens during peak fall bird migration, putting countless moving hummingbirds, and songbirds at risk in outdoor spaces. Learn how to properly have a safe, decorated environment for hummingbirds above👆

Curious to learn more about gardening? Join us on October 3rd at the Verde River Growers Plant Nursery for a day filled ...
09/29/2026

Curious to learn more about gardening? Join us on October 3rd at the Verde River Growers Plant Nursery for a day filled with presentations, animal ambassadors, and children’s activities! This event goes from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Our Executive Director, Alice Madar, will be speaking at 11:00 AM about gardening for hummingbirds. For more information visit https://verderivergrowers.com/events

Recently at IHS we hired this Ruby-throated Hummingbird to aid us with social media content, but there is just one probl...
09/28/2026

Recently at IHS we hired this Ruby-throated Hummingbird to aid us with social media content, but there is just one problem.. He doesn’t have a name!

🤔Want to help name him?

Comment below your name of choice for this hummer! The top five comments with the most likes will go onto preliminary rounds of voting hosted on the IHS Instagram story in a week, October 5.

Thank you all for your help in naming him!

Send this post to your friends to find out which hummingbird species best describes you! Photo credits:•Anna’s Hummingbi...
09/25/2026

Send this post to your friends to find out which hummingbird species best describes you!

Photo credits:
•Anna’s Hummingbird- Hilary Joy Morejón
•Rufous Hummingbird- Marijke Janssen
•Long-billed Hermit- Blake’s Bird Photography
•Calliope Hummingbird- Rick Fridell
•Violet Sabrewing- Dick van Duijn
•Broad-tailed Hummingbird- Anthony Lujan

09/21/2026

I mean.. who doesn’t love a sweet treat 🤔

Hummingbird feeders come in a plethora of shapes, sizes, and designs, but the vast majority of them have one thing in common: the color red.

💭Ever wondered why that is?

Hummingbirds are drawn to vivid, warm hues like red, over cool colors such as blue. This is due to the fact that their color perception is geared specifically towards warm toned colors.

Still, this connection only goes so far. Research found that quality or sugar concentration of nectar matters most for attracting hummingbirds.

This also means that dying sugar water with artificial color is completely unnecessary, not to mention harmful to the birds themselves.

*All birds are handled with appropriate permits for scientific research purposes*The art of hummingbird banding- delicat...
09/16/2026

*All birds are handled with appropriate permits for scientific research purposes*

The art of hummingbird banding- delicate yet swift.

Bird banding, also known as ringing, is the scientific process where researchers gently capture, and apply an identification band around a bird’s leg, while recording health and characteristics data before releasing it back into the wild. Hummingbirds in particular are a very small and delicate bird species that only trained, federally permitted banders are allowed to band them.

When a hummingbird is banded, researchers collect a surprising amount of information including species identification, age/sex estimation, health and condition of the bird, and recapture insights. Each band used is handmade specifically for hummingbirds, and weighs about the equivalent of two grains of rice. Every individual band has a unique number and letter sequence, allowing scientists to identify individual birds if they are captured or sighted again. Hummingbird banding is essential for advancing our understanding of hummingbird biology and conservation. It also aids scientists in tracking migration patterns across vast distances, measuring site fidelity, monitoring population trends over time, understanding molting patterns (how/when they replace their feathers), and detecting changes in species distribution potentially caused by climate change or habitat loss.

Photos captured by Chris Eley at the 2026 Sedona Hummingbird Festival hosted by the International Hummingbird Society.

Notice the beautiful patch of iridescent orange feathers on this Rufous Hummingbird? This is one characteristic we look ...
09/14/2026

Notice the beautiful patch of iridescent orange feathers on this Rufous Hummingbird? This is one characteristic we look for when aging, sexing, and identifying hummers!

For this bird in particular, we deduced that it is a juvenile male Rufous, not just by his orange gorget feathers coming in, but also through evaluating his tail shape/color, bill, and overall color of the edging of his feathers. These are just some of the many traits we look at when deducing what bird we are exactly handling.

09/09/2026

Did you know that North America has a little over a dozen regularly occurring hummingbird species?

🤔 How many species shown in the video are you able to identify!

In honor of National Hummingbird Day today, we wanted to highlight some of the endangered species of hummingbirds.What i...
09/05/2026

In honor of National Hummingbird Day today, we wanted to highlight some of the endangered species of hummingbirds.

What is the IUCN Red List?🧐
-The IUCN Red List is an indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity, and has evolved to become the most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animals, fungi, and plants.

There are over 300 species of hummingbirds, and out of those 300 there are currently 54 to 58 species of hummers classified in high-risk conservation categories. At IHS we provide aid to projects that are aimed at conserving these high-risk species, so that they may be around for many generations to enjoy.

How will you be celebrating National Hummingbird Day?

09/02/2026

Have you noticed any cool hummingbirds at your feeders during fall migration? Let us know down in the comments!

Photo and video credits: Alexis Stark Ramon Vivero Jr. Tyler Wenzel High Country Gardens

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