Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

Audubon Illustration

John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.

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About the Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a North American species of hummingbird named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli. It is native to western coastal regions of North America. Until the late 20th century, Anna's hummingbirds migrated from locations as far north as Alaska and coastal British Columbia, returning south to breed in Baja California and Southern California. Since the 1970s, ornamental plants in residential areas along the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, allowing the species to expand its breeding range to northern coastal regions without migrating.

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Classification

Scientific name: Calypte anna
Family: Hummingbirds
Order: Apodiformes

Similar species

Other members of the hummingbirds family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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