Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope) in Orange Co., NC
North Carolina's first adult male Calliope Hummingbird was irresistably attracted to the Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) in Ginger Travis's yard northwest of Chapel Hill.
Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
The Calliope prefers high mountains, and has been seen as high as 11,000 feet.
Calliope hummingbird Stellula calliope
Identification Tips:
Length: 2.75 inches
Very small hummingbird
Relatively short tail does not extend past wings at rest
Relatively short bill
Bright green back and crown
White underparts ...
Calliope Hummingbird:
This is the smallest hummingbird in the United States. It nests in the Rocky Mountains and Sierras.
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Calliope Hummingbird
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Calliope Hummingbird ( Stellula calliope )
Calliope Hummingbird
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Calliope Hummingbird
C93
06/15/10
First confirmed Calliope
Before I saw the tell-tale frilly/shaggy red throat I could see this was a smaller bird, with sma...
Calliope Hummingbird Behaviour
No observations regarding Calliope Hummingbird behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Calliope Hummingbirds ...
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.
The Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope
North America's smallest hummingbird, weighing less than a penny, is the Calliope (Stellula calliope). The Bumblebee Hummingbird is smaller, at 2.7-3.
Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope)
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) ...
Calliope Hummingbird - Stellula calliope
The Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope) is occasionally seen in the Bay Area, but more often sighted at higher elevations, where it breeds in the western montane forests well up into Canada.
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope. Occasional in late fall, winter, and early spring in Gulf Coast, Inland Coastal Plain, and Mountain regions.
Several species are found in the West and Southwest United States and, the black chinned hummingbird, and the calliope hummingbird, in the northeast United States the Ruby Fluted hummingbird.
Female and immature Broad-tailed Hummingbirds have less rufous on the inner tail feathers, whitish, not rusty undertail coverts and more blue-green backs, as well as being larger with different calls. Female and immature Calliope Hummingbirds are ...
the black-chinned hummingbird and the calliope hummingbird, the smallest (3 in./7.6 cm) of the U.S. species. The only species found in the NE United States is the ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris.
 See also: Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird
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