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Hummingbirds are native to
South America. They are only found on the American continent. There
are 17 kinds of hummingbirds in North America.
● Hummingbirds move south for winter and north for summer.
● When early Spanish explorers saw hummingbirds,
they called them “Flying Jewels.”
● Hummingbirds got the name from the sound their wings make when flying.
● Hummingbirds flap their wings between
50 and 200 times a second!
● Normal flight speed for hummingbirds
is 40 to 48 km/h, but they can dive at speeds of up to 96
km/h.
● Adult female hummingbirds are 15-20
percent larger than adult males.
● The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
 ● A hummingbird’s
heart beats 615 times in a minute.
● Hummingbirds mainly feed on nectar, but they also eat
small insects.
● Male hummingbirds are more colorful than females.
● Female hummingbirds usually lay two eggs. The
eggs are very small. An egg is about 25 mm long. It takes hummingbird
eggs about two weeks to hatch.
● Their nests are very small. They
are about the size of half a walnut shell.
● Hummingbirds eat every 10 minutes throughout the day. They
can starve to death in about
an hour.
● Hummingbirds’ average lifespan is 3-6years. |
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