How to tell male and female hummingbirds apart?

Question

How to tell male and female hummingbirds apart?

Answer 1

COLOR!!! Males are usually brighter. Kinda like Cardinals. The males are a bright red and the females are like a brownish red.

Answer 2

it depends on where you are. im in the north east and we only have one kind here. the ruby throated hummingbird. the females are thin and kind of greenish and do not have the ruby colored bib. the males are a litle fatter and have a red and a white bib. most male birds are usually more colorful than the females.

Answer 3

Their color...males always have more color..

Answer 4

Only the females hum.