Anna’s Hummingbird
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hummingbirds

Anna’s Hummingbird

Calypte anna

LCLeast Concern
Family
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Order
Apodiformes

Overview

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a North American species of hummingbird named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli.
It is native to western coastal regions of North America. Until the late 20th century, Anna's hummingbirds migrated from locations as far north as Alaska and coastal British Columbia, returning south to breed in Baja California and Southern California.
Since the 1970s, ornamental plants in residential areas along the Pacific coast and inland deserts provided expanded nectar and nesting sites, allowing the species to expand its breeding range to northern coastal regions without migrating.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Breeds southwestern Alaska to northwestern Baja California (northwestern Mexico); winters to northern Mexico.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.