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| Stellula calliope |
(Gould, 1847) |
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Family: Trochilidae |
Order: Apodiformes |
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Calliope hummingbird |
Colibri calliope |
Colibrí Caliope |
Sternelfe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Site-fidelity indicated by recaptures of ringed birds. Migrates up to 4500 km to winter in Mexico (Sinaloa,
Durango and Jalisco S to Guerrero and Oaxaca); accidental in SE USA. This species, migrant Selasphorus rufus,
and resident Calypte costae held non-overlapping territories in Mar-Apr in the Mojave Desert, California,
migrants taking space and resources which could have met breeding needs of other C. costae. (del
Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Mesoamerica, North America |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |