Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Broad-billed Hummingbird
Scientific name:	Cunanthis latirostris
Date:	09/22'2026
Time:	0910 hrs
Length of time observed:	1 minute
Number:	1
Age:	Adult
Sex:	Male
Location:	Hurricane
County:	Washington
Latilong:	37� 26.476 N 113� 27.8341 W
Elevation:	3050'
Distance to bird:	8-12'
Optical equipment:	Swarovski 10x42 binoculars and Canon R5ii camera with 100-500mm lens
Weather:	70� sunny and calm
Light Conditions:	Rested on a Mimosa tree branch in the shade flying periodically 5' to the back side of the feeder in the sun.
Description: Size of bird:	Appeared to be about 4" long
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Very much hummingbird shape, with the long thin hummingbird bill.
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Very dark (appeared black in the shade), bluish throat and chest seen in the sun and on photos. The distinctive bill was long, thin at the tip and appeared wider at the base. The back 1/3 of the bill was orange in color while the tip was black. The underside of the bill appeared orange except at the tip.
(Description:) Bill Type:	Long with a very slight curve, thin hummingbird type bill
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Small hummingbird about 4" in length but not too slender. The bird appeared black when it was perched in the shade of the tree. Photos and quick glimpses of it while flying back and forth to the feeder showed blue throat and blue/green chest, lower belly and under tail appeared grayish. The back was green with bluish tints along the sides and in the dark tail feathers. There is a thin white eyebrow as opposed to the thick eyebrow of the White-eared Hummingbird. The distinctive bill was orange at the base and black at the tip and medium length, not short. He showed his broad tail while at the back side of the hummingbird feeder. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:	None heard
Behavior:	Rested for a few seconds on a shady Mimosa Tree branch and flew to the back side of a hummingbird feeder.He did this 3-4 times in the 1 minute that I observed him.
Habitat:	Treed commons area with several hummingbird feeders at the back of the houses surrounding the area. The houses have virtually no back yards of their own.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	White-eared Hummingbird was eliminated because it's wide white eyebrow, lack of prominent bluish coloring as well as it's short straight bill.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	None
References consulted:	Sibley and Stokes reference books as well as Merlin photo app on my phone and Peterson bird identification app.
Description from:	From memory From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Bob Hoy
Observer's address:	Hurricane, Utah 84737
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Diane Hoy (photographer)
Date prepared:	09/25/2026
Additional material:	Photos
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