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Rufous Hummingbird

Habitat: Riparian Closed Woodland or Forest
Habitat Attribute: flowering plants

Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:

Puget Lowlands:
North: >0.01 birds/ha (>0.004 birds/ac)
South: >0.01 birds/ha (>0.004 birds/ac

Willamette Valley:
North: >0.10 birds/ha (>0.04 birds/ac)
South: > 0.10 birds/ha (>0.04 birds/ac

Klamath Mountains:
Umpqua: >0.02 birds/ha (>0.01 birds/ac)
Rogue: >0.08 birds/ha (>0.03 birds/ac)

Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Riparian Closed Woodland or Forest in the following conditions:

  • shrub/herbaceous cover >20% in nectar-producing plants
  • increase the abundance and diversity of native plants where appropriate

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.