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Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte annaOrder: APODIFORMESFamily: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Anna's Hummingbird Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Needle
  • Eye Color: Dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped, Plain, Unique pattern
  • Crown Color: Red
  • Forehead Color: Red
  • Nape Color: Red
  • Throat Color: Red
  • Cere color: No Data
Anna's Hummingbird: Male

Body

  • Length Range: 9-10 cm (3.5-4 in)
  • Weight: 3 g (0.1 oz)
  • Size: Very Small (3 - 5 in)
  • Color Primary: Green, Gray, Sheen or Iridescence
  • Underparts: Gray with green wash on sides and flanks.
  • Upperparts: Green
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Anna's Hummingbird Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift darting direct flight.
  • Wingspan Range: 12 cm (4.75 in)
  • Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Dark green with black outer feathers.
  • Under Tail: Black
  • Leg Color: Black
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Family
Species Calypte anna
Length3.5 - 4 Inches
Wingspan4.75 Inches

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird: Medium hummingbird; male has bronze-green upperparts, dull gray underparts. Hood and throat are iridescent red, may appear black or dark purple in low light; broken white eye-ring is usually visible. Tail is dark green with black outer tail feathers. Feeds on nectar, insects, spiders, and sap.

● Song: "chip" , "chee-chee-chee-chee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Anna's Hummingbird: Feeds on flower nectar with long bill and tongue while hovering. Most attracted to long, tubular flowers, with red, orange, or violet hues; also uses holes in trees to extract sap and feeds on flying insects or those trapped in spider webs.

● Breeding & nesting: Anna's Hummingbird: One to three white eggs are laid in a tiny woven cup of small twigs and lichens fastened onto a sheltered horizontal limb. Incubation ranges from 14 to 19 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Anna's Hummingbird: Black-chinned Hummingbird is smaller with paler underparts, purple crown and throat, white eyebrow, and slightly down-curved bill. Costa’s Hummingbird is smaller with purple throat, white spot behind eye, and slightly down-curved bill.

Flight Pattern

Swift darting direct flight.
Anna's Hummingbird: Male
● Range & Habitat: Anna's Hummingbird: Resident from northern California southward; spends winters regularly from British Columbia south to Arizona. Preferred habitats include chaparral, brushy oak woodlands, and gardens.
BreedingPolygamous, Solitary nester
PopulationIncreasing, Abundant
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.1 Ounces