Calypte
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two small species.
| Calypte | |
|---|---|
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| male Anna's hummingbird | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Calypte Gould, 1856 |
| Species | |
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C. anna | |
Calypte face challenges of maintaining stability when flying near the Earth's surface, and tail Is used to offset aerial perturbation.[1]
Hummingbirds as Calypte have visual characteristics that are found in predatory as well as prey species, which means that they can be either predators or preys.[2]
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | 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. |
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References
- Badger, Marc A.; Wang, Hao; Dudley, Robert (2019-02-01). "Avoiding topsy-turvy: how Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte anna) fly through upward gusts". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 222 (3): jeb176263. doi:10.1242/jeb.176263.
- Moore, Bret A.; Maggs, David J.; Kim, Soohyun; Motta, Monica J.; Bandivadekar, Ruta; Tell, Lisa A.; Murphy, Christopher J. (2018-02-20). "Clinical findings and normative ocular data for free-living Anna's (Calypte anna) and Black-chinned (Archilochus alexandri) Hummingbirds". Veterinary Ophthalmology. 22 (1): 13–23. doi:10.1111/vop.12560.
- "National Geographic". Field Guide to the Birds of North America. ISBN 0-7922-6877-6.
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