Hummingbirds have bright colors and are often included in Hummingbirds or Hummingbirds with Swifts. Distribution is limited to the western hemisphere, and there are many species in South America. About 12 species are often found in the United States and Canada, and only in Nova Scotia to Florida in eastern North America is Archilochus colubris. The northernmost species is Sargassum, which breeds from southeastern Alaska to northern California. Hummingbirds are all small birds, some of which are very small. Patagona gigas, the largest hummingbird in western South America, is only 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and weighs about 20 grams (0.67 ounces). The smallest hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae or Calypte helenae) is found in Cuba and Pine Island, slightly longer than 5.5 cm (2. 12 inch) and weighs about 2 grams. This is the smallest bird in existence and the smallest warm-blooded vertebrate with shrews.
Hummingbirds are strong, muscular and have long thin wings. They can fly up and down, left and right, and up and down quickly. They can stand still in front of flowers and feed on nectar and insects. The body feathers are sparse, the appearance is scaly, and it is often metallic. A few species are similar in appearance, but most species are different. Men in the latter category have all kinds of beautiful decorations. There are different colors of iridescent bib feathers on the neck. Other special features are the short and thick shafts of the crown feathers and wing feathers, spatula-shaped, filiform or flag-shaped tails, and fluffy feather clusters (usually white) on the thighs. The mouth is slender and suitable for sucking honey from flowers. Ramphomicron and Chalcostigma have short mouths, but Ensifera ensifera's mouth is very long, which is more than half of its body length of 265,438+0 cm (8.25 inches). Many kinds of mouths bend slightly. Eutoxeres has a crooked mouth. However, Avocettula and Opisthoprora's mouths are upturned.
Most species of hummingbirds are not paired, while Colibri and a few other species of hummingbirds live in pairs and reproduce together. Most kinds of males defend the occupied area by flying (occupied area is where they show off to passing females). Male birds often hover in front of female birds, allowing sunlight to reflect the color of their necks. Male birds in the occupied area chase hummingbirds of the same or different species and rush to large birds (such as crows and eagles) and even mammals (including humans). Most hummingbirds (especially smaller species) scratch, chirp or squeak. But in U-flight, wings often hum, hiss or sonic boom, just like other birds' songs. Many kinds of tail feathers make sounds.
The nest is small and cup-shaped, and consists of plant fibers, cobwebs, lichens and mosses, which are attached to branches, big leaves or rock protrusions. Some species of nests in the genus Turtledove have a slender stem hanging under a projection or on the top of caves and culverts. Soil and plants are placed on both sides of the nest to keep balance. Two white oval eggs (rarely 1) were laid, which was the smallest of the birds' eggs, but the egg weight was about 10% of the female's body weight. The newly hatched chicks are blind and hairless, and are fed by their parents. After about three weeks, their feathers are full.
Among all animals, hummingbirds have the most beautiful posture and the brightest colors. Exquisite carvings and jade carvings are not comparable to this treasure of nature. Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world. "It has not won a good reputation because it is small.". Hummingbird is a masterpiece of nature: light, swift, agile, elegant and gorgeous feathers-this little darling has everything. It shines like emeralds, rubies and topaz. It never lets the dust on the ground dirty its clothes. It flies in the air all day and only eats grass occasionally. It shuttles between flowers and feeds on nectar.
All kinds of hummingbirds are distributed in the hottest areas of the New World, mainly in South America. They are numerous, but they seem to be only active between the two tropic of cancer. Some of them extend their activities to temperate zones in summer, but they only stay for a short time.
Mellisuga helenae, weighing 1.8g, is the smallest bird in the world. There is also a typical North American hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, which weighs about 3 grams and is 7.6 centimeters long. The largest hummingbird is Patagona gigas, weighing only 20g.
Hummingbirds have superb flying skills and are also called "God Birds", "Comets", "Goddess of the Forest" and "Corolla".
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Hummingbirds live in a wide range, from the Andes up to 4000 meters to the tropical rain forest of the Amazon River. Some hummingbirds live in dry shrubs and jungles, and some hummingbirds live in wet swamps.
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Hummingbirds only live in America, from southern Canada and Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, including the West Indies. Black-headed northern hummingbirds are the most common species in the western United States and Canada. Only red-throated northern hummingbirds breed in eastern North America, but individual members of other kinds of hummingbirds ("temporary signs" in bird-watching jargon) can also be seen in eastern North America, sometimes vagrants from Cuba or the Bahamas.
Hummingbirds usually have blue or green feathers, and their lower bodies are lighter. Some males have crests or slender tail feathers. Most males are blue-green, some are purple, red or yellow. The feathers on the female bird are dull.
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Although hummingbirds' brains are only the size of rice grains at most, their memory ability is quite amazing. Researchers from Britain and Canada recently found that hummingbirds can not only remember the kind of food they just ate, but also remember when they ate it, so they can easily eat things they haven't "tasted".
Hummingbirds fly at a speed of 90 km/h, and if they dive, the speed can reach 100 km/h.
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There is little research data about hummingbirds' life span, and most experts believe that the average life span of hummingbirds is 3-4 years. Under artificial propagation, the life span of hummingbirds can reach 10 years, while the life span of blue-breasted hummingbirds recorded in the field is only 7 years.
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Male birds don't participate in nesting, and female birds build their own nests. Hummingbirds' nests are cup-shaped fabrics, which are usually hung on branches, caves, rock surfaces or large leaves. Hummingbirds lay two very small white eggs at a time, but they are still relatively large compared with the size of birds. The incubation period of eggs is usually 15- 19 days.
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Hummingbirds like flowering plants (especially red flowers), including shrimp flowers, flowers hanging upside down (also called bell flowers) and plants catching bells and willows. Hummingbirds feed on the nectar of these plants. They are also important pollinators, especially those with long sleeves. Most hummingbirds also feed on insects.
Hummingbirds can use "milk bottles", especially the red ones. Suitable artificial nectar consists of one part sucrose and four parts water. Sucrose is most easily dissolved in boiling water, and then it is completely cooled before being eaten by hummingbirds. Things other than sugar, such as honey, ferment too fast, so it will hurt birds. There are also some hummingbird foods for sale, but they usually contain unwanted red pigments. It is reported that pigment can poison hummingbirds. The use of red flower-shaped utensils will have a good attraction effect. Hummingbird food also contains a small amount of nutrients, but hummingbirds obviously get nutrients from the insects they prey on, so they don't need nutrients. Therefore, sugar and water can make the best nectar.
Hummingbirds' "milk bottles" should be cleaned once a week and replaced with sugar water, or more frequently if the climate is warm. Replace it at least once a month, otherwise it must be replaced if there is black mold. The "milk bottle" should be soaked in chlorine bleaching powder solution. Hummingbirds don't want to use a "bottle" washed with soap. They don't like the taste of soap.
Hummingbirds sometimes stray into the garage and get trapped. Because they mistake the hanging latch handle (usually red) for a flower, although sometimes hummingbirds are trapped in fences that don't contain any red. Once trapped inside, hummingbirds may not be able to escape, because when they are threatened or trapped, their instinctive reaction is to fly upwards. This will threaten the life of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds will die in a short time, maybe less than an hour, because their physical strength is exhausted. If the hummingbird is trapped inside, it can be easily caught and released outside. When caught in the hand, it will remain quiet until it is released.
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Ohlone, a native of San Francisco, tells the story of how a hummingbird brought fire to the world.
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Because of the gorgeous feathers of hummingbirds, in the19th century, European and American women often made hats with hummingbird feathers, and merchants bought hummingbird skins, which posed a great threat to the survival of hummingbirds. In modern society, with the deforestation and the development of agriculture, the habitat on which hummingbirds live is gradually destroyed, and some hummingbirds are also in danger of extinction.
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The smallest egg in the world is only the size of a bean, and each egg weighs only 0.5 gram.
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Wide-tailed cryptohummingbird
A hummingbird with a white tail and a sharp sickle mouth.
Huangwei sickle hummingbird
Copper hummingbird
A copper hummingbird with a hooked beak.
Brown-breasted copper hummingbird
Crypthummingbird
Black-throated cryptohummingbird
Auguste brown-tailed thrush
Straight-billed brown-necked bird
European brown longicorn beetle
Cerambycidae
Phaeton Gay
White-bearded hummingbird
Anoplophora nigricans
Anoplophora flavescens
Long-tailed hummingbird, a long-tailed cryptohummingbird.
Long-necked brown beetle
Black hummingbird (cryptohummingbird)
Red-throated cryptoptera
Crypthummingbird
Anoplophora flavescens
Brown longicorn beetle
Brown longhorn beetle
Shark-toothed shark
Striped turtledove
White browed hummingbird
Yellow-bellied cryptohummingbird
Super brown fingered thrush
Tea-bellied hidden rot plants
White bearded hummingbird
Ramphodon nevus
A hummingbird
Spotted-tailed moustached hummingbird
Hummingbird subfamily
A hummingbird.
Melanogenic Delmer's Bacillus
Purple-backed flicker hummingbird
Aglaeactis castelnaudii, a hummingbird with bright breasts and shiny feathers.
Glittering hummingbird
Black-headed flashing hummingbird
venezuelan sylph
Purple long-tailed hummingbird
Long-tailed hummingbird
White-breasted hummingbird
White-bellied hummingbird
Red-billed hummingbird
Andean hummingbird
Pure belly hummingbird
hummingbird
Rainbow hummingbird
violet crowned hummingbird
Green-fronted hummingbird
hummingbird
Amazilia amazilia (colorful hummingbird)
Chestnut hummingbird
A hummingbird
Brown-tailed hummingbird
Yucatan hummingbird (brown-bellied hummingbird)
hummingbird
Flower head worm
Black breasted mango hummingbird
Jamaica mango hummingbird
Black throat mango hummingbird
Green breasted mango hummingbird
Manamai mango hummingbird
Green throat mango hummingbird
Green mango hummingbird
Achilles Alexandria, a hummingbird with a black chin.
Red-throated northern hummingbird
Atthis ellioti
This is a hummingbird with a throat as big as a rose.
Wedgebilled hummingbird
Makeup hummingbird
Hummingbirds with purple and blue makeup
Inverted leaf moth
sandfly
hummingbird
Yellow-tailed hummingbird
Boisson Neva Jardini
Chestnut-breasted hummingbird
Amethyst Califlokau
Red-throated linxing hummingbird
Evely trees in the Bahamas
Purple-throated linxing hummingbird
Glorious hummingbird
Gorgeous hummingbird
Anna of Egypt
Rib flap
Dark-winged hummingbird (curved-winged hummingbird)
Wedge-tailed knife-winged hummingbird
Bent-winged bat
Yellow-breasted knife-winged hummingbird
White-tailed knife-winged hummingbird
Brown-tailed knife-winged hummingbird
Purple-winged hummingbird
Brown-breasted knife-winged hummingbird
Grey-breasted knife-winged hummingbird
Phainopeplus curved-winged bat
Brown-leaved hummingbird
Bent-winged bat.
Hairtail worm like a bird
Hairtail hummingbird
Chaetomium ursivum
hummingbird
Brown-tailed forest hummingbird
White-bellied forest hummingbird
A hummingbird with a pointed beak.
A hummingbird with a copper tail and a sharp beak.
Green billed hummingbird
Brown-headed hummingbird
A blue-backed hummingbird with a pointed beak.
White-bellied brown-tailed hummingbird
hummingbird
Green-tailed emerald hummingbird
Green Dianthus in the Garden
Oleventeris
Golden bellied hummingbird
Canivet's chlorinated animals
Sumerian kingfisher
Ceramic hummingbird
Bluetailed hummingbird
Blue-headed green hummingbird
Olive green rosewood
Neoprene rubber
Cuban king bird
Copper emerald hummingbird
Chloroprene chrysanthemum
Sophora alopecuroides from China and the United States.
Golden-throated oriole
Chrysuronia oenone
Ruby hummingbird
Clostridium Bonaparte
Copper star hummingbird
Venus hummingbird
Blue-throated hummingbird
Rusty-breasted star hummingbird
Rainbow star-fronted hummingbird
Yellow-winged hummingbird
White-tailed fronthummingbird
Black star hummingbird
Oedogonium torquata
Coleoptera purpurea
Brown fronthummingbird
Colibri corus Kans
Brown-purple hummingbird
White-bellied purple-eared hummingbird
Green-purple hummingbird
Blue-headed Hummingbird (Cirsium bicolor)
North American artichoke (hummingbird)
Darkmouth hummingbird
violet bellied hummingbird
Conversion disk
Black-bellied spiny-tailed hummingbird
A copper-tailed hummingbird
Long end
A hummingbird with a crested feather.
Mexican tail-cut hummingbird (Doricha Eliza)
Doricha enicura (hummingbird)
Blue-fronted spear-billed hummingbird (Doryfera johannae)
Green-fronted spear hummingbird
White-tailed hummingbird
Copper hummingbird
hummingbird
Hairy-footed hummingbird
Copper-bellied hairy-legged hummingbird
Eriocnemis derbyi, a hummingbird with black feet and hairy legs.
Blue-topped hairy-legged hummingbird
Green-throated hairy-legged hummingbird
Blue waist hairy-legged hummingbird
Strange loquat, a colorful hairy-legged hummingbird.
Golden breasted hairy-legged hummingbird
Eriocnemis nigrivestis, a kind of hummingbird with black chest and hairy legs.
Copper-necked hairy-legged hummingbird
Hairy-legged hummingbird
Eugene Fuergens
Green-throated hummingbird
Penicillium juglandis
Swallow-tailed salamander
Blue-crowned hummingbird
Hummingbird with striped tail
Hummingbird with black belly
White-tailed hummingbird
Florisugafskus
White-necked hummingbird
Brown cheeked hummingbird
violet crowned hummingbird
Yellow-legged hummingbird
Light green hummingbird
Green-headed bat
Helianthin
Horn hummingbird (Heliactin bilopha)
Helian Gerais purple-throated hummingbird, a hummingbird with a bright throat.
Helian Bobo Clarisse, a hummingbird with a long collar.
Dark green collar hummingbird
Heliangelus mavors (orange-throated hummingbird)
A small green-collared hummingbird.
Emperor Helian Bobo
A hummingbird.
Helian Bobo Viola, a hummingbird with purple throat.
Rabdosia rubescens
Eupatorium adenophorum
Pink-throated hummingbird
Eupatorium adenophorum
Green crowned hummingbird
Jasmine
Brown breasted hummingbird
Black throat hummingbird
Huangyuan Heliodoxa
Sun Master Constantis
Sunlight worm
Long-billed hummingbird (long-billed star-throated hummingbird)
Sunlight master scalene muscle.
black bass
Golden hummingbird
A hummingbird with white cheeks and red mouth
European frog with blue throat and red beak
Blue-headed red-billed hummingbird
Blue frog with brown throat and red beak
Big pineapple
Klais guimeti (purple-headed hummingbird)
Hairy-breasted mountain hummingbird
Purple-throated bluebird.
Purple-throated gem hummingbird
Diphtheria gem hummingbird
Grey-tailed bluebird
Blue-throated gem hummingbird
White-bellied gem hummingbird
Green breasted ruby hummingbird
Green-throated gem hummingbird
Red throat hummingbird
Locusta maculata
Lepidoptera insect
Green bellied hummingbird
Green-tailed hummingbird
Black-tailed hummingbird
Peruvian Hummingbird (leucippus Berry)
White-bellied Hummingbird (leucippus Chionogast)
Leucippus green tail worm
Light yellow hummingbird (Fallax, leucippus)
Leucippus puffin (spotted hummingbird)
Leucippus Tachanovsky
Green-tailed Hummingbird (leucippus)
Diphtheria hummingbird
Strange ring-tailed hummingbird, a hummingbird with a forked fan-shaped tail.
White-crowned hummingbird
Short-crowned hummingbird
Happy crested hummingbird
Brown-crowned hummingbird
Spot-eared hummingbird
Black-crowned hummingbird
Striped-necked hummingbird
Crown hummingbird
Peacock crowned hummingbird
Spotted hummingbird
Melisuga Helena
Minimum melisuka
Scale-tailed hummingbird
Wei Hui hummingbird with purple throat.
fiery throated hummingbird
Perry hummingbird
Queen-tailed hummingbird.
Black-tailed hummingbird
Copper-tailed hummingbird
Purple-tailed hummingbird
Emerald Wei Hui Hummingbird
White-crowned hummingbird
Bo Maestre
myrtle
Purple-collared hummingbird
Chilean hummingbird
Underwood sea squirt
Egyptian hind foot
bighead
Hummingbirds in Wedge-tail Mountain
A Hummingbird in Purple Mountain, China
Hummingbirds in the Andes.
White hummingbird
Black-bellied grouper
hummingbird
Crown hummingbird
Hummingbird with beard
Panterpe insignis
Giant hummingbird
Peruvian spotted-tailed hummingbird
Spotted-tailed hummingbird in Ecuador
Blue breasted hummingbird
Mangrove hummingbird
A charming hummingbird
Multi-toothed fringe
Blue throat hummingbird
Honduran hummingbird
Purple-breasted hummingbird
Copper-tailed comet hummingbird
White-tailed golden-throated hummingbird
Darkmouth Golden Throat Hummingbird
Green-tailed golden-throated hummingbird
Blue winged hummingbird
Hummingbird with black back and prickly beak
Backstab hummingbird
Oasis hummingbird
Red-tailed comet hummingbird (Schizophrenia saffron)
green muscardine fungus
Copper-tailed hummingbird
Jacaranda sauce
Bluetailed hummingbird
Shakolotia Edwards.
Soy sauce
Copper hummingbird
Green sauce snail
Silas Ardaens
Geranium flabellum
Neck-tailed auk (hummingbird)
Brown hummingbird
Silas Fosas ain
Brilliant hummingbird
Fire crowned hummingbird
Green-backed flaming hummingbird
Xingluohua
Stephanoxis lalandi, a hummingbird with purple breasts.
Purple-breasted hummingbird
Grey-billed comet hummingbird
Helania, Colombia
A hummingbird.
Hylaenopsis
Grey-green anemone
Thalurania ridgwayi, Mexico
Haemophilus aquatica
hummingbird
Til mathura Duponty
Topasa Pera (Hummingbird)
Cone snail with red beak and long tail
Darkmouth long-tailed hummingbird
White-tailed blue-breasted hummingbird
White-tailed hummingbird
Brown-waisted white-tailed hummingbird