Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), photo 4 — Photo: Shaun Case · CC BY 4.0

What the Anna's Hummingbird sounds like

Sonogram of the Anna's Hummingbird: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Bushman · Song · Salem, Polk, Oregon, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Bushman · Call · Salem, Polk, Oregon, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Anna's hummingbirds are 3.9 to 4.3 in (9.9 to 10.9 cm) long with a wingspan of 4.7 inches (12 cm) and a weight range of 0.1 to 0.2 oz (2.8 to 5.7 g). They have an iridescent bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks. Their bills are long, straight, and slender. The adult male has an iridescent crimson-red, derived from magenta, to a reddish-pink crown and gorget, which can look dull brown or gray without direct sunlight, and a dark, slightly forked tail. Females also have iridescent red gorgets, although they are usually smaller and less brilliant than the male.

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When to see the Anna's Hummingbird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Anna's Hummingbird

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

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About the Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's hummingbird is a North American species of hummingbird named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli.

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Easily confused with

Costa's HummingbirdCalypte costaeThis species is small, as a mature adult grows to only 3–3.5 in (7.6–8.9 cm) in length, with a wingspan of 11 cm, and an average weight of 3.05 g for males and 3.22 g for females.

Side by side: Anna's Hummingbird vs Costa's Hummingbird

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