Editing Ruby-throated hummingbird (section)

===Population and status===
As of 2021, there were 34–36&nbsp;million ruby-throated hummingbirds over their eastern North American breeding range, making this species the most populous of North American hummingbirds.<ref name=iucn/><ref name="abc">{{cite web |first1=Kathryn |last1=Stonich |title=Hummingbirds of the United States: A Photo List of All Species |url=https://abcbirds.org/blog21/types-of-hummingbirds/ |publisher=American Bird Conservancy |access-date=7 March 2023 |date=26 April 2021}}</ref> Despite substantial population growth from 1970 through the early 21st century, numbers of ruby-throated birds declined by 17% over the census reported in 2021.<ref name="English">{{cite journal |last1=English |first1=Simon G. |last2=Bishop |first2=Christine A. |last3=Wilson |first3=Scott |last4=Smith |first4=Adam C. |title=Current contrasting population trends among North American hummingbirds |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=11 |issue=1 |date=2021-09-15 |page=18369 |issn=2045-2322 |doi=10.1038/s41598-021-97889-x |pmid=34526619 |pmc=8443710 |bibcode=2021NatSR..1118369E }}</ref> According to the [[IUCN Red List|International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species]] in 2023, ruby-throated hummingbirds are listed as [[Least-concern species|''least-concern'']] for risk of [[extinction]],<ref name=iucn/> while [[Hummingbird#Population_estimates_and_threatened_species|numerous other common North American hummingbirds are in significant decline]].<ref name=English/>