Calliope Hummingbird
by Stephen Oosterling
Title
Calliope Hummingbird
Artist
Stephen Oosterling
Medium
Mixed Media - Colored Pencil
Description
Selasphorus calliope
FAMILY: Trochilidae
The calliope is the smallest breeding bird found in Canada and the United States. The only smaller species ever found in the U.S. is the bumblebee hummingbird, an accidental vagrant from Mexico. An adult calliope hummingbird can measure 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length, span 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings and weigh 2 to 3 g (0.071 to 0.106 oz).
Calliope hummingbirds have glossy green on the back and crown with white underparts. The adult male has wine-red streaks on the gorget, green flanks and a dark tail. Females and immatures have a pinkish wash on the flanks, dark streaks on the throat and a dark tail with white tips. The only similar birds are the rufous hummingbird and the Allen's hummingbird, but these birds are larger with more distinct and contrasting rufous markings on tail and flanks, and longer central tail feathers.
Uploaded
July 17th, 2021
Statistics
Viewed 66 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/25/2024 at 8:11 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments
There are no comments for Calliope Hummingbird. Click here to post the first comment.