SINCE 1828
Anna's hummingbird
noun
An·na's hummingbird
| \ ˈanəz-\
variants:
or less commonly Anna hummingbird
Definition of Anna's hummingbird
: a rather large hummingbird (Calypte anna) of western Mexico and California, the male being chiefly metallic bronze-green with rose-red forehead, crown, and throat and a dusky blackish tail, the female bronzy green above and dull gray below
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