Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae

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About the Costa's Hummingbird

Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It breeds in the arid, semi-arid and Mediterranean climate zones of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, mainly in Southern California and the Baja California Peninsula. Like many hummingbirds in the region, it can be found on the Pacific coast, often visiting backyard hummingbird feeders and gardens with flowering plants, as well as in more wild ecosystems, such as the conifer and oak forests, chaparral, and high desert habitats found further inland. When not in the US, the species often winters in western Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Calypte costae
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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