Calliope Hummingbird

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Selasphorus calliope

Calliope Hummingbird, a reference photo
Photo: Dan Pancamo · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The calliope hummingbird ( kə-LY-ə-pee; Selasphorus calliope) is the smallest bird native to the United States and Canada. It has a western breeding range mainly from California to British Columbia, and migrates to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America for its wintering grounds. The calliope hummingbird is the smallest known long-distance bird migrant, completing migrations twice per year of some 9,000 km (5,600 mi).

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Calliope Hummingbird being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Species
Selasphorus calliope

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