Where Do Hummingbirds Actually Live in the US?
Hummingbirds live in 45 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 12,632,308 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Colorado, and 39 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Hummingbirds have zero confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (45)
- hummingbirds in Alabama
- hummingbirds in Alaska
- hummingbirds in Arizona
- hummingbirds in Arkansas
- hummingbirds in California
- hummingbirds in Colorado
- hummingbirds in Connecticut
- hummingbirds in Delaware
- hummingbirds in Florida
- hummingbirds in Georgia
- hummingbirds in Idaho
- hummingbirds in Illinois
- hummingbirds in Indiana
- hummingbirds in Iowa
- hummingbirds in Kansas
- hummingbirds in Kentucky
- hummingbirds in Louisiana
- hummingbirds in Maine
- hummingbirds in Massachusetts
- hummingbirds in Michigan
- hummingbirds in Missouri
- hummingbirds in Montana
- hummingbirds in Nebraska
- hummingbirds in Nevada
- hummingbirds in New Jersey
- hummingbirds in New Mexico
- hummingbirds in New York
- hummingbirds in North Carolina
- hummingbirds in North Dakota
- hummingbirds in Ohio
- hummingbirds in Oklahoma
- hummingbirds in Oregon
- hummingbirds in Pennsylvania
- hummingbirds in Rhode Island
- hummingbirds in South Carolina
- hummingbirds in South Dakota
- hummingbirds in Tennessee
- hummingbirds in Texas
- hummingbirds in Utah
- hummingbirds in Vermont
- hummingbirds in Virginia
- hummingbirds in Washington
- hummingbirds in West Virginia
- hummingbirds in Wisconsin
- hummingbirds in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
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Frequently asked questions
What states do hummingbirds live in?+
Hummingbirds have confirmed wild populations in 45 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are hummingbirds not found in the US?+
Hummingbirds have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.