Calliope hummingbird

Calliope hummingbird
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species:
S. calliope
Binomial name
Selasphorus calliope
(Gould, 1847)
Synonyms

Stellula calliope

The calliope hummingbird (/kəˈlaɪ.əpi/ kə-LY-ə-pee; Selasphorus calliope) is the smallest bird native to the United States and Canada.[3][4] It has a western breeding range mainly from California to British Columbia, and migrates to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America for its wintering grounds.[3] The calliope hummingbird is the smallest known long-distance bird migrant, completing migrations twice per year of some 9,000 km (5,600 mi).[5]

It was previously considered the only member of the genus Stellula (meaning little star), but research evidence suggests its existing placement in the genus Selasphorus.[6] The bird was named after the Greek muse Calliope.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Selasphorus calliope". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22688232A155618669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22688232A155618669.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b "Calliope hummingbird". National Audubon Society Birds. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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  5. ^ "Stellula calliope: Calliope hummingbird". Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology. 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. ^ McGuire, J.A.; Witt, C.C.; Remsen Jr., J.V.; Dudley, R.; Altshuler, D.L. (2009). "A higher-level taxonomy for hummingbirds". Journal of Ornithology. 150: 155–165. doi:10.1007/s10336-008-0330-x. S2CID 1918245.