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Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

One of the few hummingbirds that stays through Pacific Northwest winters. Males dive and make a loud chirp with their tail feathers.

Where to see it for real: Keep a sugar-water feeder clean and unfrozen in winter, and plant flowers for spring.

Spot it in the game

Lives in the Northwest forest habitat (Pacific Northwest, Washington State).

Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0, via iNaturalist. Cut out from the original photo.

Anna's Hummingbird facts

Family
Hummingbirds
Length
3.9 in (10 cm)
Wingspan
4.7 in (12 cm)
Weight
0.2 oz (4.3 g)
Diet
Flower nectar, tree sap and small insects.
Range
The Pacific Coast from British Columbia to Baja California, and the Southwest.
Nest
A tiny cup of plant down and spider silk on a branch.
Song
A scratchy, buzzy song, and a loud chirp at the bottom of the male's dive.
Active
by day
Status
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.

What the Anna's Hummingbird sounds like

Recording 1: Carolyn Koehn, CC BY 4.0, original on iNaturalist. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.
Recording 2: Jonathon Jongsma, CC BY-SA 3.0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.

How to attract the Anna's Hummingbird

Feeder foods, favorite first: nectar. Feeders that hold them: nectar feeder.

In the game: fill a feeder with nectar. It is a common visitor.

More: bird songs and calls, what to feed birds.

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