Bird Blurbs - Anna’s Hummingbird

This week’s bird blurb is about Anna’s Hummingbird, requested by Sav Moran.

Anna’s Hummingbird is a decently large hummingbird, about 4 inches long with a wingspan of about 5 inches. They weigh 0.1-0.2 oz, aka very light. These guys are common around the pacific coast and a bit of northern Mexico. A cool thing about this bird is that they stay through the winter in some areas, which isn’t super normal for hummingbirds in general. Another cool thing about these guys is that hummingbirds are the only species of bird that can hover in the air. These hummingbirds are typically found in more desert-like environments, but they can also be found in urban areas with feeders or lots of flowers. A crazy thing I just learned about hummingbirds, their average body temperature is around 107 degrees Fahrenheit (~42 degrees Celsius) and during the winter they enter torpor, where their body temperature can fall as low as 48 degrees Fahrenheit (~9 degrees Celsius). Thankfully, these guys have a Least Concern status from IUCN, but that doesn’t mean discount them. As a nod to these guys, try your best to plant native flowers or put out hummingbird feeders.

Thank you so much for reading this Bird Blurb, and if there is a specific bird you would like me to cover, feel free to reach out!

Savannah P.

“Anna’s Hummingbird Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.” Allaboutbirds.Org, 2017, https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Annas_Hummingbird/overview. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.

“Anna’s Hummingbird.” Audubon, Mar. 2016, https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/annas-hummingbird. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.