Calliope hummingbird

These birds have glossy green on the back and crown with white underparts. Their bill and tail are relatively short. The adult male has wine-red streaks on the throat, green flanks and a dark tail. Females and immatures have a pinkish wash on the flanks, dark streaks on the throat and a dark tail with white tips.

The Calliope hummingbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest breeding bird in North America and the smallest long-distance avian migrant in the world! This 3.25" long pollinator travels some 9,000 km round-trip on migration from northwestern U.S. and southwestern Canada to south-central Mexico. This tiny bird is threatened by a small winter range, which renders it vulnerable to a disease outbreak, large landscape changes, and severe weather events. More

The calliope hummingbird is the smallest bird in North America, but that doesn More

Distribution of the Calliope Hummingbird in North America and Mexico. The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest North American breeding bird. Defending its territory with a body mass about half that of North America’s smallest passerine, the Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), or a third that of the smallest wood- warblers (Parulinae), the Calliope Hummingbird lives up to its heroic specific name, that of the muse of epic poetry. More

The Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope, is a very small hummingbird and the smallest bird found in Canada and the United States. It is the only member of the Stellula genus. These birds have glossy green on the back and crown with white underparts. Their bill and tail are relatively short. The adult male has wine-red streaks on the throat, green flanks and a dark tail. More

General DescriptionThe Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest North American breeding bird. The adult male is the only North American hummingbird whose iridescent gorget is divided into separate magenta-red rays, which can be elevated in elegant star-burst display against the white background of the throat. The female's throat is white, sometimes with a few small spots of the male's gorget color. More

Habitat and range: The calliope hummingbird is found in the mountain meadows of northwestern America and southern coastal British Columbia. FYI: The calliope hummer is the smallest bird in North America at about 3 inches long. Since they inhabit the colder mountainous regions of western North America, they become torpid - a type of hibernation or "noctivation" - by lowering their body temperature at night, reducing their heartbeat, and bringing down their respiration - to conserve energy. More

The Calliope Hummingbird is native to the United States, Mexico and Canada. This bird has a range of more than 1 million square kilometers. It is estimated that the global population of the Calliope Hummingbird is around 1 million individual birds. Previously, the Calliope Hummingbird had a rating of Lower Risk. That rating has now been downgraded to a Least Concern rating. There are no immediate threats that would endanger the population of this bird. More

Both the male and female Calliope hummingbirds have glossy green on their backs and crowns, and white underparts. Their bills and tails are relatively short. The adult male has wine-red streaks on his throat, green flanks, and a dark tail. Females and juveniles have a pinkish wash on their flanks, dark streaks on their throats, and dark tails with white tips. The tell-tale throat streaks develop by the time the young male reaches his first breeding season. More

Calliope Hummingbird Range MapView dynamic map of eBird sightings Field MarksHelp - * Adult malePopOutZoom In Adult male * © 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Montana, July 2000 * Adult femalePopOutZoom In Adult female * © 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Montana, July 2000 Similar Species More

* Calliope Hummingbird Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology * Calliope Hummingbird Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding * Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope) videos at the Internet Bird Collection * Stamps (with RangeMap) * Photo-High Res; Article borderland-tours This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. More

The Calliope Hummingbird, named after the Greek muse Calliope, is the smallest bird found in the United States and Canada. Due to their high metabolism, the Calliope Hummingbird must eat constantly, feasting on nectar and insects, giving them energy for flapping their wings at incredible speeds. More

North American RangeThe Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest of Washington's hummingbirds, and in fact, is the smallest bird that breeds north of Mexico. Body coloring is green above and buff-gray below. The short, square tail is green at the base, with a black band in males. In females, the black band is tipped with white. Adult males have a pink-streaked iridescent throat-patch that can be held erect. More

Bent Life History for the Calliope Hummingbird - the common name and sub-species reflect the nomenclature in use at the time the description was written. CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD STELLULA CALLIOPE (Gould) HABITS This tiny mite is the smallest member of the group containing the smallest North American birds. More

The Calliope Hummingbird is a very small hummingbird with a short, thin bill, greenish upperparts, and a short, square tail. Males have a streaked red gorget and greenish flanks. calliope hummingbird Female - Females have a spotted throat, a white line above the gape, and buffy flanks. calliope hummingbird Seasonal change in appearance - None. More

This is an immature male Calliope Hummingbird photographed on December 18, 2000 in Alpharetta, Georgia. If you look closely at it's right leg you can see that it is banded. The white streak on the head is a water mark put on it's head during banding for identification. More

Calliope hummingbirds spend the brief summer in the higher elevations of the Rockies up to 11,500 feet. Its range extends from Central British Columbia and Southern Alberta, South to Colorado, Utah, southern California and Nevada. The Calliope winters in Mexico and is less likely than other western humminbirds to stray to the East in the fall, though numbers seem to be increasing. During Spring migration, the Calliope times its flight North with the blooming season of favorite flowers. More

The head of a Calliope hummingbird could only be described as dainty and graceful in appearance. In comparison to Calliope, most other hummer species look More

The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest North American hummingbird. When defending their feeding flowers or courting a female, males put on a striking spectacle, rising out of sight and then swooping down to buzz their opponent or the female. Physical Description Average weight: male 2.5 g, female 2.83 g. Female birds are larger than males. More

The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest bird commonly found in North America , and one of the smallest birds in the world. Measuring a little more than three inches in length, the Calliope Hummingbird weighs about one-tenth of one ounce. It would take 160 individual Calliope’s to total one pound! The Male is mostly green above and white below with iridescent red streaks through the gorget (throat). The female is similar but lacks the red throat streaks. More

first Calliope Hummingbird records that same winter. The vagrant hummingbird story caught the attention of CBS News in 2002. More