Calliope Hummingbird Photo Gallery
Adult male
Small hummingbird with a hunched posture. Adult males have magenta rays on the throat and wear a greenish vest.
© Marya Moosman / Macaulay LibraryIdaho, May 26, 2015Female/immature male
Smallest hummingbird in the United States and Canada, with short wings and tail. Females/immatures have a peachy wash across their underparts and a bronze-green back.
© Kent Leland / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 25, 2017Adult male
Male performs U-shaped display dives for females in which he makes a sputtering buzz with tail feathers and gives a sharp zinging call. Often seen perched on exposed branches.
© Matthew Pendleton / Macaulay LibraryUtah, June 25, 2019Female/immature male
Very small hummingbird. Females/immatures have peachy washed underparts and green stippling on the throat.
© Jesse Amesbury / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, November 09, 2015Habitat
Breeds in mountain meadows, aspen thickets near streams, and open forests that are regenerating from a forest fire or logging.
© Griffin Richards / Macaulay LibraryWashington, June 10, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Hummingbirds(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Trochilidae)
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