Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) - HBW 5, p. 672
French: Colibri d’Anna
German: Annakolibri
Spanish: Colibrí de Ana
Taxonomy: Ornismya Anna Lesson, 1829, San Francisco, California.
Genus often merged into Archilochus, and both have sometimes been subsumed into Selasphorus; however, in morphology, vocalizations and displays, members of present genus stand apart from the Selasphorus-Archilochus assemblage; alternatively, present genus sometimes merged into Mellisuga. Closely related to C. costae, with which has hybridized. Also hybridizes with Lampornis clemenciae; “Selasphorus floresii” usually reckoned to be hybrid of present species with S. sasin; “Trochilus violajugulum” probably hybrid of p.. View all taxonomy...
Genus often merged into Archilochus, and both have sometimes been subsumed into Selasphorus; however, in morphology, vocalizations and displays, members of present genus stand apart from the Selasphorus-Archilochus assemblage; alternatively, present genus sometimes merged into Mellisuga. Closely related to C. costae, with which has hybridized. Also hybridizes with Lampornis clemenciae; “Selasphorus floresii” usually reckoned to be hybrid of present species with S. sasin; “Trochilus violajugulum” probably hybrid of present species with Archilochus alexandri. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW Canada (British Columbia) through W USA (E to S Arizona) to NW Mexico (NW Baja California). Winter range highly unsettled, species occurring irregularly S to N Sonora, SE to Gulf Coast of USA, and even N to SE Alaska; sporadically occurs much further E.
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A close-up of an adult male showing a display of its gorget and head feathers, stretching its wings and flying away Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 30 November 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 5 -
A super close-up of an adult male showing its iridescent head and gorget plumage. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 19 August 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 4.8 -
A female feeding on a flowering salvia plant. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 6 April 2013 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 33 sec 4.8 -
A female feeding on a salvia plant. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 5 April 2013 6 weeks ago 27 sec 4.7 -
An adult female refueling. Locality Riverside County, California, USA (United States)
Conan Guard 1 May 2009 3 years ago 35 sec 4.7 -
female type visiting feeder Locality Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 29 July 2009 3 years ago 15 sec 4.7
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Adult female feeding.
Locality Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Ken Simonite 11 April 2013 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.5 -
Male Anna's Hummingbird
Locality Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 3 March 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
An adult resting on a bush
Locality Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 4 January 2012 1 year ago 4.4 -
Anna's Hummingbird feeding on Mexican Salvia
Locality Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 12 September 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Anna's Hummingbird
Locality Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 15 June 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
A female resting on a bush
Locality Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
AndrewSmith 19 December 2011 1 year ago 4.3
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A male vocalizing while displaying to a female by flaring its gorget feathers. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 11 February 2010 15 weeks ago 5
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