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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
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Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird male

General Description: Anna's Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) are tiny birds with long bills. They hover in front of flowers and feed on nectar. Males have a large iridescent gorget (head and throat feathers) that is brilliant reddish-purple when the sun hits it right. The gorget covers the top of the head and the throat. Females have a small iridescent throat patch, and the top of the head is green.

Taxonomy: Apodiformes, Trochilidae, Trochilinae.

Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna), female
Anna's Hummingbird female

Favored Habitat: Desert scrub with flowers, but yards with feeders are favored too.

Where to Find: Anyplace in the desert with a hummingbird feeder.

Comments: Historically, hummingbirds were summer visitors to the Las Vegas area, but with so many feeders, Anna's Hummingbirds now stay in town all year. Other species mostly leave during winter.

In the wild, Anna's feed on many species of flowering plants, but mostly those with red flowers. However, they do feed on other colors, including yellow creosote bush flowers, which seems unlikely.

Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) If you were a tasty little gnat or a flower full of nectar, this might be the last face you ever see!
Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird male looking away from the sun...
Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
... same male looking towards the sun
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird male looking away from the sun...
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
... same male looking towards the sun
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird male with green atop head? ...
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
... No, same male with red atop head
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Young male growing in his gorget
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Young male growing in his gorget
Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird male hovering at feeder, wings back
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird male hovering with wings forward
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird female
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird female
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird female
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Females don't get as much color as males, but they sure are pretty
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Female hovering
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Female hovering
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird female
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird female
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird juvenile
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Anna's Hummingbird juvenile
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Female feeding on tubular flower
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Female collecting nesting material
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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