Calypte | |
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male Anna's hummingbird | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Mellisugini |
Genus: | Calypte Gould, 1856 |
Type species | |
Ornismya costae Bourcier, 1839
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Species | |
C. anna |
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two species found in western North America.
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]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Calypte anna | Anna's hummingbird | United States(Oregon, Washington, California), Canada, and Baja California, Mexico |
Calypte costae | Costa's hummingbird | Southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. |