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Hummingbird

Colibri sp.


Where is it found?

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Grassland, forests and urban areas in the New World.

Diet and foraging method

Eats plants and animals
Probes into flowers with their beak and sucks up nectar through tubes on their tongues.
Eats nectar
Eats insects

Key adaptations

Long, thin bill for reaching nectar deep within the flower.
Small, specialised wings that can beat really fast allow hummingbird to hover while they are feeding.

Social organisation and mating system

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Solitary
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Form socially monogamous pairs for breeding

Did you know that...?

Hummingbirds can fly at record breaking speeds. For example, Green Violetear hummingbirds can reach speeds up to 90mph!

Taxonomy

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Sources:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Colibri-thalassinus-001-edit" by Mdf. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colibri-thalassinus-001-edit.jpg#/media/File:Colibri-thalassinus-001-edit.jpg
"Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 1" by Kathy & sam - Flickr: Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rufous-tailed_Hummingbird_1.jpg#/media/File:Rufous-tailed_Hummingbird_1.jpg
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