Hummingbird Species Overview and Facts
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Hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbirdSparkling Violet-Crowned Hummingbird)
Taxonomy
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Thread: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrates
Class: Birds
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Hummingbirds
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Gender: Hummingbird
SPIX, 1824
Species
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Hummingbirds onegenderofbirdsApodiformesbelonging to thesubfamilyof
thetroubadours(Trochilinae) and callscommonlycobook, hummingbird 'bird-mosquito'. By
its small appearance and great flying speed are the only birds that can glide their
flight. They are considered the smallest birds in the world.o,1these birds are native
ofCentral America, but they can be found from Alaska to the northern and central part
ofSouth America. The genre groups fourspeciesI recognizedthe.2They are also found
in subtropical regions such as Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay.
The species that make up the genus Colibri have a size that ranges from 11 to [Link],
and a weight of 6 to 11.5g. They have a wide, forked or rounded tail and a black beak and
slender, relatively long and curved, they have a long tubular tongue. They can
flap their wings at a rate of 80 to 200 times per seconddo.3
Thefeatherof three of the four species is primarily green or light gray. The males
they have a violet-blue spot running backwards and down from the eye (whose feathers are
they lift when they are excited) and a shiny patch on the throat. The plumage of the
females resemble males, but the patches on the ear and throat are more
small.
They buildnestsis suspended in a cup shape with remnants of threads, branches, and feathers the
they are shaped through tongueing and tamping, in those nests the ones that
they usually put 2eggs, which are white. While incubating, the hummingbirds are
aggressively territorial and prevent the snooping of other birds, including their own.
species near its nest.
Although many die during their first year of life, especially in the
vulnerable period between incubation and the moment of leaving the nest, those who
They survive and live an average of between 3 and 4 years.[ citation needed ] However, they have reached
to know exceptional cases, in which some specimens have reached 12 years
of age.[ citation required]
Index
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1Species
2Notes and references
o2.1Bibliography
3External links
Species[edit]
Hummingbird chick resting in its nest.
There are 5speciesrecognizedas:2
Sparkling Violet-earRufous-tailed hummingbirde4
Cyanotus Hummingbird(Bourcier, 1843)
Dolphin Hummingbirdhummingbirdbrown4
Straight-billed Hummingbird(Vieillot, 1816) - ear-tufted hummingbirddo4
Thalassinus hummingbird(Swainson, 1827) - green hummingbirdar,4violet-eared hummingbird
Notes and references[edit]
1. Back to top↑ Where does the hummingbird live?
2.↑Jump to:abIntegrated Taxonomic Information System. «Hummingbird(TSN 178083)»(en
English.
[Link] to top↑ Flap the wings of the hummingbird
4.↑Jump to:abcdBernis, F.; E. de Juana; J. del Hoyo; M. Fernández-Cruz; X. Ferrer; R.
Sáez-Royuela and J. Sargatal (2000).Names in Spanish of the birds of the world
recommended by the Spanish Society of Ornithology (Fifth part: Stringiformes,
Nightjars and Swifts. Ardeola47(1): 123-130.ISSN0570-7358. Consultado el
June 19, 2011.
Bibliography[edit]
Hilty, S.L. 2002. Birds of [Link] University Press. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
Stiles, F.G. & Skutch, A.F. 1999.A guide to the birds of Costa Rica. Cornell University
[Link] 0-8014-9600-4
External links[edit]
Wikispecies has an article about Hummingbird.
Wikimedia Commonshosts a multimedia category aboutHummingbird.