Bug Identifier
Likely Anna’s hummingbird
Community identification

Likely Anna’s hummingbird

Calypte anna

Order & Family
Apodiformes, Trochilidae
Size
About 9–10 cm (3.5–4 in) long; wingspan 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in).
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Natural Habitat

Gardens, parks, shrublands, and woodland edges, especially in western North America. It commonly visits flowering plants and feeders near human habitation.

Diet & Feeding

Primarily flower nectar, supplemented with small insects and spiders. It captures insects by aerial hawking and gleans them from vegetation.

Behavior Patterns

A territorial, highly maneuverable daytime flyer that hovers and performs steep courtship dives. It defends rich feeding patches and may remain year-round in mild regions.

Risks & Benefits

Harmless to people and beneficial as a pollinator and insect predator. The identification is image-based; the dark head and reddish throat are consistent with a male Anna’s hummingbird.