Rufous or Allen's Hummingbird Approaching Flower-7

I was quite startled early in the morning by this beautiful hummingbird. It was feeding on orange trumpet vine flowers in my back garden. I rarely succeed in capturing hummingbirds so I didn't take the time to reset my camera to shutter speed control mode. As a result the wings are beating many times in the 1/160th second exposure.
I processed the frame to try to bring out the envelope of the wing motions.
The body does not stay stationary. In some frames you can see the body vibrating too.

It is difficult to tell if it's a Rufous or an Allen's Hummingbird.
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Taken on: September 18, 2016

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, 162.5mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Lens:	3.8-247.0mm
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	162.5mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	iPhoto 9.6.1
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