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Calypte
male Anna's hummingbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
C. costae

Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two species found in western North America.

Taxonomy

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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]

Species

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Genus Calypte Gould, 1856 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Anna's hummingbird


Male
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Female

Calypte anna
(Lesson, 1829)
United States(Oregon, Washington, California), Canada, and Baja California, Mexico
Map of range
Size: 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)[5]

Habitat: chaparral up to altitude of 2,825 meters

Diet: nectar and flying insects
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Costa's hummingbird


Male
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Female

Calypte costae
(Bourcier, 1839)
Southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.
Map of range
Size: 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.[5]

Habitat: arid brushy deserts and gardens

Diet: flower nectar and small insects
 LC 


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