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Hummingbirds are found natively in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, including the Caribbean. The majority of species occur in tropical and subtropical Central and South America, but several species also breed in temperate areas. Only the migratory Ruby-throated Hummingbird breeds in continental North America east of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. The Black-chinned Hummingbird, its close relative and another migrant, is the most widespread and common species in the western United States, while the Rufous Hummingbird is the most widespread species in western Canada.
Most hummingbirds of the U.S. and Canada migrate south in fall to spend the winter in northern Mexico or Central America. A few southern South American species also move to the tropics in the southern winter. A few species are year-round residents in the warmer coastal and interior desert regions. Among these is Anna's Hummingbird, a common resident from Southern California inland to southern Arizona and north to southwestern British Columbia.
The Rufous Hummingbird is one of several species that breed in western North America and are wintering in increasing numbers in the southeastern United States, rather than in tropical Mexico. Thanks in part to artificial feeders and winter-blooming gardens, hummingbirds formerly considered doomed by faulty navigational instincts are surviving northern winters and even returning to the same gardens year after year. Individuals that survive winters in the north, however, may have altered internal navigation instincts that could be passed on to their offspring. The Rufous Hummingbird nests farther north than any other species and must tolerate temperatures below freezing on its breeding grounds. This cold hardiness enables it to survive temperatures well below freezing, provided that adequate shelter and feeders are available.
- I took this from the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird#Range
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoBee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
Family: Trochilidae Order: Trochiliformes
The smallest hummingbird in the world is the Bee Hummingbird of Cuba. Only 2 inches long and weighing less than 0.04 ounces, this tiny hummingbird beats its wings 80 times per second. Its ability to pivot its wings allows it to stop, hover in midair, and fly backward.
The bee hummingbird's diet consists mainly of nectar and insects. They eat half their total body mass and drink 8 times their total body mass in water each day. The bee hummingbird can be found in woodland, shrubbery, and gardens in Cuba and the Isle of Pines.
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∙ 14y agoDid you know that the Bee Hummingbird is the smallest hummingbird? It is, and it is found in Cuba.
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∙ 9y agoA bee hummingbird is found in gardens in Cuba ussaly in the Isle of Pines and has also been spotted in Jaimaca
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Do humming birds play dead?
No, humming birds do not play dead.
Are humming birds colorblind?
No. Birds see color. This is a necessary adaptation for humming birds, which get their nutrition from flowers.
What Are Some Humming Birds?
they are birds
Is a mocking bird the same as a humming bird?
No because humming birds hum, and mocking birds mock.
How do you tell humming birds apart?
Humming Birds come in many colors and sizes. For example, the Ruby-throated Humming Bird has green feathers
Are humming birds unicorns?
No they are not.
Do humming birds have claws?
No.
Which birds are known as flying jewels?
Humming Birds
Do humming Birds hatch from a cocoon?
No, birds lay eggs and their chicks hats from these eggs. Humming Birds are birds (it says so in their name) so they hatch from eggs.
How did hummingbirds get their names?
They got their names as humming birds because when they move their wing very quickly And from that humming sounds come this is why they are called humming birds
What three birds have the fastest wing beats?
humming birds
Are humming birds popular?
I think they are.
