Anna's Hummingbird and CLHS
The Anna's hummingbird is one of the most common birds
in southern California and can be found all year in this area.
Kingdom: Animalia
Common Name:
Anna's Hummingbird
Scientific Name: Calypte anna
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Calypte
Species: anna
Natural Range
Anna's Hummingbirds are usually located in most
of California, and in the western parts of Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Click here to
see a range map.
Interesting Facts
The Anna's Hummingbird is the most common
resident hummingbird all of southern California. The name of this bird comes
from an Italian dutchess from the nineteenth century, Anna de Belle Mossena.
They have very vibrant colors: males have crowns of bight
red on their heads and
females
have spots
of red on their necks and green on their head.
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Anna's Hummingbird and CLHS
The Anna's hummingbird is one of the most common birds
in southern California and can be found all year in this area.