| Calypte | |
|---|---|
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| 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.
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]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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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