Intraspecific agnostic behavior is well-known in hummingbirds; however, lethality in North American species is unreported. Here we describe an observation of a lethal attack by a male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) on another male of the same species during mid-winter near the northern extent of the species' winter range.
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31 December 2020
LETHAL INTRASPECIFIC BEHAVIOR BY ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
Jules Evens,
Christopher Harper
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Northwestern Naturalist
Vol. 101 • No. 3
Winter 2020
Vol. 101 • No. 3
Winter 2020
agnostic behavior
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
competition
intrasexual
lethality
resource suppression