Calypte | |
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male Anna's hummingbird | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Mellisugini |
Genus: |
Calypte Gould, 1856 |
Type species | |
Ornismya costae
Bourcier, 1839
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Species | |
C. anna |
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two species found in western North America.
The genus Calypte was introduced in 1856 by the English ornithologist John Gould. [1] The type species was subsequently designated as Costa's hummingbird. [2] Gould did not explain the derivation of the genus name but it is probably from the Ancient Greek kaluptrē meaning "woman’s veil" or "head-dress" (from kaluptō meaning "to cover"). [3] The genus now contains two species. [4]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Anna's hummingbird |
Calypte anna (Lesson, 1829) |
United States(Oregon, Washington, California), Canada, and Baja California, Mexico![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Costa's hummingbird |
Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839) |
Southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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 |
Type species | |
Ornismya costae
Bourcier, 1839
| |
Species | |
C. anna |
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two species found in western North America.
The genus Calypte was introduced in 1856 by the English ornithologist John Gould. [1] The type species was subsequently designated as Costa's hummingbird. [2] Gould did not explain the derivation of the genus name but it is probably from the Ancient Greek kaluptrē meaning "woman’s veil" or "head-dress" (from kaluptō meaning "to cover"). [3] The genus now contains two species. [4]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anna's hummingbird |
Calypte anna (Lesson, 1829) |
United States(Oregon, Washington, California), Canada, and Baja California, Mexico![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Costa's hummingbird |
Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839) |
Southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|