answersLogoWhite

0

🐶

Hummingbirds

A small species of bird found in the Americas. Notable for their ability to hover and fly backwards due to their size and extremely fast wing movement.

1,278 Questions

How many babies do hummingbirds have at a time?

A hummingbird will only lay 1 to 2 tiny, pea sized white eggs. Three babies are too many for the female hummingbird to take care of.

Why is the bee hummingbird endangered?

they are a few bumble bees left because in the recent years many bees are becoming endangered, They are endangered because of us killing them with fly and bee spray, They are die after stinging someone. and the flower's are hard to get to in winter spring ect.

What sounds does a hummingbird make?

You know its a hummingbird because of the humming of their wings. Otherwise they make a chirping sound, like a normal bird.

What is example for detritus feeder?

Detritivores, also known as detritophages or detritus feeders or detritus eaters or saprophages, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as organic fecal matter). Typical detritivorous animals include millipedes, woodlice, dung flies, slugs, many terrestrial worms, sea stars, sea cucumbers, fiddler crabs, and some sedentary polychaetes such as amphitrites (Amphitritinae, worms of the family terebellidae) and other terebellids. For more information, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detritivore?

Are hummingbirds mammles?

A hummingbird is a vertebrate. All bird species are vertebrates because they all have a spine and a spinal cord.

Are there hummingbirds in Newfoundland Canada?

Actually the answer is yes and no. No, they are not common, but yes there are hummingbirds that do get into eastern Canada and have been observed by birdwatchers: but the only kind of hummingbird you might see in Ontario (including Toronto) is the ruby-throated hummingbird, and again, this is not a common occurrence.

When do hummingbirds leave Kentucky?

They do. I saw one several times in the summer of 2010 feeding at our lilies.

I can confirm this, I also spotted hummingbirds among the flowers in front of my house in Manchester New Hampshire around 1990 or so... John R. D.

Do hummingbirds return to the same place after migration?

Yes. As long as you don't disturb it. We had a nest on top of a windchime at the house we just bought, the humming bird came, re-built the nest and is now setting on 2 eggs aprox 12 more days till hatch ;)

Will hummingbirds keep flies away?

I heard that if you put a banana skin near a hummingbird feeder that they will dine on the fruit flies.

Do hummingbirds hear?

No, they chirp to each other, and they use hearing to sense danger.

How fast do hummingbirds wings and heart beat?

Hummingbirds are one of the smallest birds on earth. They eat a nectar of sugar and water when fed by humans. Their heart rate is typically 50 to 180 beats although it can be as fast 1260 beats. The wings beat at a rate of 10 to 15 beats a second.

What is the symbiotic relationship of hummingbirds and fruit trees?

With he flowers they get the nectar from. The pollen off the flower gets on the hummingbird's wings and beck. By going from flower to flower, it's just helping the flower pollinate. The hummingbird gets helped also since it gets food from the flower.

What is the hummingbirds enemy?

Cats, large meat eating birds, cats, some birds are eagles or hawks.

Humming bird life span?

Hummingbirds can and only live up to four years,ONLY!

How many times does a bee flap its wings per minute?

Bumble bees beat their wings between 130 and 240 times a second with the smaller bees at the higher end of the scale and the larger bees at the low end. To say how may times an hour would imply they fly continuously for an hour, which they don't.

What age can humingbirds fly?

If a lovebird is three years old, it's in the first fifth of its lifespan. If a blue and gold macaw is 10 years old, it is in the prime of its life, with 70 more years to go if cared for properly. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3410893.stm Charlie, a blue macaw bought by Churchill two years before the outbreak of World War II, is now entertaining customers at a Surrey garden centre with obscene anti-Nazi tirades. His owner, Peter Oram, says he believes Charlie is 104, making him the oldest parrot on record.
up to 70 years old

How much are hummingbirds?

The hummingbird is among the smallest of the birds. One species, the bee humming bird, is only around 5cm long and weighs around 2.5g. On average, however, hummingbirds are 7cm to 13cm long and weigh up to 7oz.

How does a blue bird breath?

They breathe pretty much the same way humans do: through their nose from which the oxygen travels to the lungs where it is removed from the other gases in the air breathed in. Then the other unusable gases are expeled through their nose or mouth.

What is the fasted bird in the world?

The fastest animal on earth is the Peregrine Falcon. It can fly at speeds of 55 mph horizontally, but when flying downwards they reach speeds of over 270 mph. This speed can not be match by any other animal in the world, be it on land, sea or sky.

How many times does a Dragonfly's wings flap per minute?

Around 40-50 times per second. So 2 400-3 000 times per minute.