Learn what a Calliope hummingbird looks like, where to find these tiny birds in the U.S., and how to attract them.

and the pink streaks on the male’s throat that form a V-shaped gorget. Females have a dull white throat, a buff chest, and belly. The hummingbird gets its name from Calliope, the muse of ...

Hummingbirds are small, but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of over 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

In his research, Halter looked at two species of migrating hummingbirds, Calliope (Selasphorus calliope) and Rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus), at a site along the Mimbres River in New Mexico.

Lead researcher Shayne Halter said new research is an early step in better understanding how hummingbirds use their energy ...

Hummingbirds are perhaps our best-loved birds, but there’s a lot that people don’t know about them. What kinds of ...

The study observed Calliope (pictured) and Rufous hummingbirds. (Danita Delimont/Adobe Stock Photo) Hummingbirds are small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 5,590 miles a ...

1:29 Hummingbird returns to its rescuer each spring Powered by nectar and a metabolic marvel, migratory hummingbirds travel thousands of kilometres each year, breeding in places like British ...