Hummingbirds are very fascinating creatures and differ in various ways from other birds. There are more than three-hundred species of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds play a very important role in the ecosystem. Hummingbirds are pollinators and control insects. Hummingbirds can hover in mid-air why consuming nectar from deep flowers. The male humming bird contributes very little in reproduction. Human activities are responsible for some of the deaths of these magnificent species.
Hummingbirds are found only in the Americas. Their etiology is unknown. They range from as far north as Alaska to as far south as Tierra Del Fuego. Hummingbirds are found mostly in warm climates, but they can withstand temperatures down to -4° F. The ruby-throated hummingbird …show more content…
Their food digest and leaves their body within fifteen minutes. They are attracted to the colors red and yellow and have no sense of smell. They eat two to three times their own weight in food each day. Their long bills allow to them to collect nectar and pollinate deep flowers. People may think hummingbirds suck nectar through their bill, but this is not true. Their tongue forms a tube or they lick ten to fifteen times per second. A hummingbird’s heartrate can reach one-thousand two-hundred sixty beats per minute, but they can slow it down to fifty bpm to decrease their metabolism by going into a state of torpor. With all the energy they use flying, it is no surprise that consume so much sugar and stay tiny.
Male hummingbirds are more brightly colored than female hummingbirds. To attract a mate, the male humming bird flies above the female hummingbird. He grabs her attention by diving close to her several times. Once the male mates with a female he moves on to mate with other females. The female hummingbird builds her nest and cares for two or three tiny eggs. The baby hummingbirds leave the next within twenty to twenty-five days after they hatch. The average life span of a humming bird is three to four years. There has been a report of a hummingbird living for twelve …show more content…
Humans use to pluck the feathers of hummingbirds for fashion, luckily that is rarely the case now. The threats include habitat change and climate change. Humans have altered the migration of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds migrate south during the winter, but due to artificial feeders some hummingbirds migrate to the east. If not provided with enough food and shelter from the cold hummingbirds will die. The effects on the climate alter the pattern of plants blooming. If the plants change the time when they bloom the hummingbird may be too soon or too late to pollinate the
Hummingbirds are found only in the Americas. Their etiology is unknown. They range from as far north as Alaska to as far south as Tierra Del Fuego. Hummingbirds are found mostly in warm climates, but they can withstand temperatures down to -4° F. The ruby-throated hummingbird …show more content…
Their food digest and leaves their body within fifteen minutes. They are attracted to the colors red and yellow and have no sense of smell. They eat two to three times their own weight in food each day. Their long bills allow to them to collect nectar and pollinate deep flowers. People may think hummingbirds suck nectar through their bill, but this is not true. Their tongue forms a tube or they lick ten to fifteen times per second. A hummingbird’s heartrate can reach one-thousand two-hundred sixty beats per minute, but they can slow it down to fifty bpm to decrease their metabolism by going into a state of torpor. With all the energy they use flying, it is no surprise that consume so much sugar and stay tiny.
Male hummingbirds are more brightly colored than female hummingbirds. To attract a mate, the male humming bird flies above the female hummingbird. He grabs her attention by diving close to her several times. Once the male mates with a female he moves on to mate with other females. The female hummingbird builds her nest and cares for two or three tiny eggs. The baby hummingbirds leave the next within twenty to twenty-five days after they hatch. The average life span of a humming bird is three to four years. There has been a report of a hummingbird living for twelve …show more content…
Humans use to pluck the feathers of hummingbirds for fashion, luckily that is rarely the case now. The threats include habitat change and climate change. Humans have altered the migration of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds migrate south during the winter, but due to artificial feeders some hummingbirds migrate to the east. If not provided with enough food and shelter from the cold hummingbirds will die. The effects on the climate alter the pattern of plants blooming. If the plants change the time when they bloom the hummingbird may be too soon or too late to pollinate the