Information about Anna's Hummingbird
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The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium-sized hummingbird.
These hummingbirds are glossy green on the back and grey below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and slender. The adult male has a glossy red crown and throat and a dark tail. Anna's is the only hummingbird species with a red crown. Females and juveniles have a green crown, a grey throat with some red marking, and a dark tail with white tips.
Their breeding habitat is open wooded or shrubby areas and mountain meadows along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Arizona. The female builds a large cup nest in a shrub or tree, sometimes in vines or on wires. The nest is round and about 1 1/2 to 2" in diameter. The nest is built of very small twigs, lichen and other mosses, and often lined with downy feathers or animal hair. The nest materials are bound together with spider silk or other sticky materials. They are known to nest early as mid-December and as late as June.
These birds are permanent residents in parts of their range. Some birds may wander north to southern Alaska, south to Mexico or move east from California after nesting season. Some individuals have been banded as far east as Alabama and Florida.
These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue or catch insects on the wing. While collecting nectar, they also assist in plant pollination. They sometimes eat tree sap.
Unlike most hummingbirds, this bird sings during courtship. They are very territorial.
This bird was named after Anna Massena, Duchess of Rivoli. A hybrid between this species and Allen's Hummingbird has been described as Floresi's Hummingbird, "Selasphorus" floresii (Ridgway, 1909; Taylor, 1909); the hybrid with the Black-chinned Hummingbird was called "Trochilus" violajugulum.
Gallery
) Female Anna's Hummingbird feeding | ) Anna's Hummingbird (adult male) | ) Anna's Hummingbird | ) Anna's Hummingbird |
) Anna's Hummingbird |
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Calypte anna. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
- Peterson, Roger Tory & Peterson, Virginia Marie (1990): Peterson's Field Guide to Western Birds, 3rd ed.. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-13218-X
- Ridgway, Robert (1909): Hybridism and Generic Characters in the Trochilidae. Auk, 26(4): 440-442. PDF fulltext
- Taylor, Walter P. (1909): An instance of hybridization in hummingbirds, with remarks on the weight of generic characters in the Trochilidae. Auk, 26(3): 291-293. PDF fulltext
External links
- Naturesongs.com: Anna's Hummingbird
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology Anna's Hummingbird page
- IndieSticks.com HD Video
- Anna's Hummingbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Anna Hummingbird nests in central CA
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Bateson, 1885
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Linnaeus, 1758
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Orders
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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
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Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
For a taxonomic list of genera, see:
- List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
- Alphabetic species list
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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
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Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
For a taxonomic list of genera, see:
- List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
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Calypte
Gould, 1856
species
C. anna
C. costae
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two small species.
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Gould, 1856
species
C. anna
C. costae
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two small species.
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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
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Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae
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- List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
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Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli (1802 - 1887) was the wife of Francois Victor Massena, 2nd Duke of Rivoli.
Anna was the daughter of General Jean Francois Joseph DeBelle. She married Victor Massena in 1823. She later became Mistress of the Household to Empress Eugenie.
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Anna was the daughter of General Jean Francois Joseph DeBelle. She married Victor Massena in 1823. She later became Mistress of the Household to Empress Eugenie.
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hybrid has two meanings.[1]
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S. sasin
Binomial name
Selasphorus sasin
(Lesson, 1829)
The Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, is a species of hummingbird, a family of small passerine birds.
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Binomial name
Selasphorus sasin
(Lesson, 1829)
The Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, is a species of hummingbird, a family of small passerine birds.
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A. alexandri
Binomial name
Archilochus alexandri
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird.
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Binomial name
Archilochus alexandri
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird.
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