ruby-throated hummingbird
Refers specifically to the species Archilochus colubris. A bird name used in zoological contexts.
The ruby-throated hummingbird is a small bird found in North America.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird species.
Kanji spelling is rare; the bird name is almost always written in katakana.
Compound of 喉 (nodo, 'throat'), 赤 (aka, 'red'), and 蜂鳥 (hachidori, 'hummingbird'), describing the bird's red throat.