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Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

The Black-chinned Hummingbird is a tiny bird that loves to zoom around gardens and flowers. With its shiny green feathers and a beautiful black chin, it flits from flower to flower, sipping sweet nectar.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Black-chinned Hummingbird has an iridescent black chin that glows violet in good light, appearing plain black otherwise. Its back is dull metallic green, contrasting with a grayish-white belly. Females are plainer with green backs and pale underparts.

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Black-chinned Hummingbird
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Black-chinned Hummingbird

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A hummingbird's brain is only about the size of a blueberry!

Black-chinned Hummingbirds build nests smaller than a half-dollar coin.

Their tiny heart beats over 1,200 times per minute when flying!

They use stretchy spider silk to help hold their tiny nests together.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Hover Power

Black-chinned Hummingbird can hover perfectly still in mid-air because of unique figure-eight wing beats that help them sip nectar.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sip Tongue

Black-chinned Hummingbird has a long, grooved tongue that helps them lap up flower nectar super fast, like a tiny straw.

Fähigkeit

Energy Nap Mode

Black-chinned Hummingbird can enter 'torpor' to slow its body and save energy when food is scarce, like a deep sleep.

Maße und Details

Länge
8-9 cm
Flügelspannweite
10-12 cm
Gewicht
0.0023-0.0049 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-11 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
2
Brutzeit
13-16 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny birds sip sweet flower nectar for energy and catch small insects for protein.

Hauptnahrung

  • flower nectar
  • small spiders
  • gnats
  • aphids
  • fruit flies

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

Feeds on nectar, aiding flower reproduction.

pollinates

Century Plant

Agave americana

Visits flowers for nectar, spreading pollen.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Larger birds of prey can hunt hummingbirds.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Introduced predators are a significant threat.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching hummingbirds from a distance, and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black-chinned Hummingbird?

8-9 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-chinned Hummingbird?

10-12 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black-chinned Hummingbird?

0.0023-0.0049 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-chinned Hummingbird?

3-11 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black-chinned Hummingbird?

50 km/h

Was frisst Black-chinned Hummingbird?

These tiny birds sip sweet flower nectar for energy and catch small insects for protein.

Wo findet man Black-chinned Hummingbird normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Black-chinned Hummingbird?

Foraging

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