Anna's hummingbird

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An·na's hummingbird | \ ˈanəz-\

variants: or less commonly Anna hummingbird

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: 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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