Broad-Billed Hummingbird
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Broad-Billed Hummingbird
cynanthus latirostris
The Broad-Billed Hummingbird is a dazzling and energetic miniature bird known for its brilliant colors and feisty demeanor. Males boast a shimmering metallic-green body, a vibrant sapphire-blue throat, and a distinctive bright reddish-orange beak with a dark tip. Females are more understated but elegant, with a pale grey breast and a white stripe behind the eye. This species is famous for its highly territorial nature, vigorously defending its feeding spots from other hummingbirds and even larger birds. Observed darting from flower to flower with incredible precision, this hummingbird is a favorite among birdwatchers in its native arid and riparian environments.
Lebensraum: Found in arid scrublands, canyon riparian woodlands, and dry oak forests, often near desert streams or suburban gardens.
Aussehen
Measuring about 9 to 10 centimeters in length with a wingspan of roughly 12 to 13 centimeters, this small hummingbird is easily identified by its broad, bright red-orange bill with a dark tip. The adult male has a brilliant metallic green back and belly, contrasting beautifully with a deep blue throat and a slightly notched black tail. The female has a duller green back, light grey underparts, and a distinct white line behind each eye, though she retains a touch of red at the base of her bill.
ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungApodiformesFamilieTrochilidaeGattungCynanthus
Kategorie
VögelSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
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Interessante Fakten
The broad-billed hummingbird can beat its wings over 50 times per second during normal flight, and even faster during courtship displays.
Their nests are tiny, cup-like structures constructed from bark, leaves, and spider webs, which stretch to accommodate the growing chicks.
Unlike many other bird species, the broad-billed hummingbird does not sing a traditional song, but instead communicates using dry, chattering 'tinkling' calls.
Besondere Fähigkeiten
Fähigkeit
Pendulum Courtship Flight
During mating season, males perform a dramatic display by flying back and forth in a wide, pendulum-like arc in front of a watching female.
Fähigkeit
Precision Hovering
They possess specialized shoulder joints that allow their wings to rotate 180 degrees, enabling them to hover in place, fly backwards, and even upside down.
Fähigkeit
Torpor State
To conserve energy during cold desert nights, they can lower their body temperature and slow their metabolic rate into a deep, sleep-like state called torpor.
Maße und Details
- Länge
- 9-10 cm
- Flügelspannweite
- 12-13 cm
- Gewicht
- 0.003-0.004 kg
- Lebenserwartung
- 4-9 Jahre
- Top Speed
- 45 km/h
- Gelegegröße
- 2
- Brutzeit
- 14-16 Tage
- Zugstrecke
- 1200 km
Ernährung und Fütterung
Feeds primarily on sugar-rich nectar from colorful tubular flowers and supplements its diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
Altersunterschiede: Chicks are fed a high-protein diet of regurgitated insects by their mother to support rapid growth before fledging.
Hauptnahrung
- Flower nectar
- Small spiders
- Gnats
- Tree sap
- Aphids
Nahrungssuche
- Foraging
Ökologische Zusammenhänge
mutualism
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Pollinates flowers while feeding on its nectar.
eaten by
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Preys upon hummingbirds by catching them in mid-air or near feeders.
hunts
Common Fruit Fly
Drosophila melanogaster
Consumes fruit flies hovering around flowers and sap wells.
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Wie identifiziert man Broad-Billed Hummingbird?
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Was ist der/die/das länge von Broad-Billed Hummingbird?
9-10 cm
Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Broad-Billed Hummingbird?
12-13 cm
Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Broad-Billed Hummingbird?
0.003-0.004 kg
Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Broad-Billed Hummingbird?
4-9 Jahre
Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Broad-Billed Hummingbird?
45 km/h
Was frisst Broad-Billed Hummingbird?
Feeds primarily on sugar-rich nectar from colorful tubular flowers and supplements its diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
Wo findet man Broad-Billed Hummingbird normalerweise?
Found in arid scrublands, canyon riparian woodlands, and dry oak forests, often near desert streams or suburban gardens.
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