Calypte
Appearance
Calypte | |
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male Anna's hummingbird | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Mellisugini |
Genus: | Calypte Gould, 1856 |
Species | |
C. anna |
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two small species.
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Calypte anna | Anna's hummingbird | United States(Oregon, Washington, California), Canada, and Baja California, Mexico | |
Calypte costae | Costa's hummingbird | Southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. |
References
- "National Geographic". Field Guide to the Birds of North America. ISBN 0-7922-6877-6.