Pixel Wild
Anna's and Costa's Hummingbirds
Anna's and Costa's Hummingbirds
Calypte
Also known as: Helmeted Hummingbirds · Helmeted Bee Hummingbirds · Capped Hummingbirds
Aves
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
3-9 yrs
Size
Tiny
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Desert scrub
Range
North America
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Common

About

These tiny birds live in the scrublands and gardens of western North America. Males dive from great heights to create a loud chirping sound with their tail feathers.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
  2. 2.
    hatchling
    A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Calypte