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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
10cm. Glossy green back, grey below, green flanks, long, straight and slender bill. '''Male''' - glossy red crown and throat, dark tail. '''Females''' and '''juveniles''' - green crown, grey throat with some red marking, dark tail with white tips. | 10cm. Glossy green back, grey below, green flanks, long, straight and slender bill. '''Male''' - glossy red crown and throat, dark tail. '''Females''' and '''juveniles''' - green crown, grey throat with some red marking, dark tail with white tips. | ||
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The diet includes nectar and insects. | The diet includes nectar and insects. | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_Hummingbird Wikipedia] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calypte+anna}} | {{GSearch|Calypte+anna}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calypte]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calypte]] | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 17 December 2008
Photo by Forcreeks
- Calypte anna
Identification
10cm. Glossy green back, grey below, green flanks, long, straight and slender bill. Male - glossy red crown and throat, dark tail. Females and juveniles - green crown, grey throat with some red marking, dark tail with white tips.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Open wooded or shrubby areas and mountain meadows.
Behaviour
The female builds a large, round, cup nest in a shrub or tree from very small twigs, lichen and other mosses, and often lined with downy feathers or animal hair. It is bound together with spider silk.
The diet includes nectar and insects.
