
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).
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.