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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Interesting and Fun Facts: Hummingbirds are very territorial, and will ingage in sword fights with other hummingbirds using their beaks.
The dive display of the Anna's Hummingbird lasts about 12 seconds, and the male may fly to a height of 131 feet (40 m) during the display. He starts by hovering 6-13 feet (2-4 m) in front of the object to display for (hummingbird or person), and then climbs in a weaving fashion straight up. The hummingbird plummets in a near-vertical dive toward the object, ending with an volatile chatter within a foot and a half of the subject. He then makes a circular arc back to the point where he began. On sunny days the dives are oriented so that the sun is reflecting on the iridescent throat and crown directly to the subject of the dive. The Rufous Hummingbird diplays similar behavior.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Calypte |
Audio for Species
Call
Song
from Macaulay Library |
Species Related Links
Additional Anna's Hummingbird Pictures
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Description
Length: 3.9 in (10 cm) Weight: 0.1-0.2 oz (3-6 g) Wingspan: 4.7 in (12 cm)
The male's throat and forehead an iridescent rose red,with elongated feathers jutting out to the sides. The back of the head, back, backside, and sides metallic bronze green. Underside pale gray, with some green spots. There is a small white spot behind eye. The tail is dark, and the middle pair of tail feathers are green, the rest are gray; all are rounded at the tip. White tufts are on either side of rump.
The female has metallic bronze-green back, top of head, and two central tail feathers. Forehead sometimes a dark grayish brown. The three outer tail feathers on each side have broad white tips, and black central portions, with bronzy green bases. Wing feathers are dark. A small white spot behind eye, and auriculars are brunette. The throat is light gray with some rose feathers, sometimes a large patch. Underparts are dull grayish white or brownish gray with some green spots. Tufts on side of rump are white.
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Habitat, Range, and Feeding
Open woodland, and chaparrels, as well as urban and suburban areas are its breeding habitat. They are early breeders as early as November in Arizona, and by the beginning of March on the Olympic Peninsula. Nest are placed usually on a horizontal surface of a twig or branch; between 6.56-19.69 feet (2-6 m) and sometimes, but rarely to 65.62 feet (20 m) The nests are constructed of downy material including cattail, willow, underside of sycamore leaves, thistle, eucalyptus flowers, Senecio petasites, and small feathers, which are stiched together by spider webs and cocoon fibers. The inner cup is made of finer downy material, like feathers and hair. the nest is 1.5-1.73 in (3.8-4.4 cm) wide and 1.26-1.61 in (3.2-4.1 cm) tall. The clutch size is 2, that are white.
Feeds on flower nectar, and small insects. Anna's Hummingbirds will drink sap from the holes Sapsuckers bore in trees.
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