| Calypte | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
| Species | |
|
C. anna | |
Calypte is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two species found in western North America.
Taxonomy
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]
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) | 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. |
References
- ↑ Gould, John (1856). A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds. Vol. 4. London: self. Plates 134, 135, 136 and text (Part 11, Plates 5, 6 and 7). The 5 volumes were issued in 25 parts between 1849 and 1861. Title pages of all volumes bear the date of 1861.
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 136.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "National Geographic". Field Guide to the Birds of North America. ISBN 0-7922-6877-6.
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