A photo of a Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae), male
Costa's Hummingbird, Male

Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae

Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a bird species in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It breeds in the arid region of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico; it winters in western Mexico. Costa's hummingbird was formally described by the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier in 1839 and given the binomial name Ornismya costae. Bourcier chose the specific epithet to honour the French nobleman Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa, Marquis de Beauregard (1806–1864). The type locality is Magdalena Bay on the western coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Costa's hummingbird is now placed in the genus Calypte that was introduced in 1856 by John Gould. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Hybrids between this species and Anna's hummingbird, the black-chinned hummingbird as well as the broad-tailed hummingbird are known.
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Chaim Weiss
Sunday 26 Mar 2023 - 7:11pm
United States
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Diane Starr
Friday 24 Mar 2023 - 4:16pm
United States
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Alison Kondler
Friday 10 Mar 2023 - 6:01pm
United States
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Tim Ellens
Friday 17 Feb 2023 - 8:10am
United States
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