Calliope Hummingbird (Male)

• Scientific Name: Spellula Calliope
• Common Name: Calliope Hummingbird (Male)
• Diet: insects, nectar, spiders
• Color: green
• Size: 3 inches
• Active Period: Spring, Fall
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: red iridescent streaked throat and gorget, smallest N. Amer. Bird, white breast and belly
• Nest: cup
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Spellula
• Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
• Order: Apodiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: calliope