Tag: Hummingbird

103/150: National Hummingbird Day – The Calliope Hummingbird

Sep 2, 2017

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by

Goku Nagabaskaran

in #Biodiversity150

Animalia: Chordata: Aves: Apodiformes: Trochilidae: Selasphorus: Selasphorus calliope (Gould, 1847) The first Saturday in September is being celebrated as National Hummingbird Day. Read on to learn more about the Calliope hummingbird. These birds are spunky, territorial, and have the nerve to chase away hawks while resembling the size of a ping pong ball!