Anna's Hummingbird Photo Gallery
Adult male
Stocky for a hummingbird with a straight bill. Adult males have a rose-pink throat and crown.
© Kyle Blaney / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 02, 2013Female/immature male
Somewhat stocky for a hummingbird. Females/immatures are metallic green above with some reddish-pink feathers on the throat.
© Mason Maron / Macaulay LibraryWashington, March 28, 2020Adult male
Males perform spectacular courtship displays in which they climb up to 130 feet into the air before swooping to the ground with a burst of noise that they produce through their tail feathers.
© Ryan Sanderson / Macaulay LibraryIndiana, January 10, 2021Immature male
Immature males are duller than adult males and lack a full gorget on the throat.
© Marky Mutchler / Macaulay LibraryArizona, August 09, 2020Female/immature male
Females/immature males have greenish upperparts, blackish wings, a small pinkish patch on the throat, and a white spot behind the eye.
© Ronan Nicholson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 06, 2020Adult male
A small shift in head position changes the color and intensity of a male's gorget and crown feathers.
© Mason Maron / Macaulay LibraryWashington, December 20, 2020Female/immature
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, July 01, 1997Not all videos have soundFemale
Females are metallic green above and grayish below with bits of reddish spotting on the throat. Note pale line over the eye.
© Ryan Winkleman / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 16, 2017Adult male
Adult males have a brilliant reddish-pink crown and throat and grayish underparts.
© Steven Mlodinow / Macaulay LibraryWashington, October 24, 2014Immature male
Immature males have a blotchy rose-pink crown and throat.
© Robert Hamilton / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 10, 2017Adult male
Adult males' iridescent throat and crown feathers can appear blackish depending on the lighting.
© Drew Beamer / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 05, 2021Adult male
Common in yards, parks, residential streets, eucalyptus groves, riverside woods, savannahs, and coastal scrub.
© Joshua Covill / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, March 24, 2017Compare with Similar Species
Click on an image to compare
Species in This Family
Hummingbirds(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Trochilidae)
More to Read
Don't miss a thing! Join our email list
The Cornell Lab will send you updates about birds,
birding, and opportunities to help bird conservation.