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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a tiny bird known for its bright green back and sparkling red throat. These little birds are amazing fliers and can hover in one spot while they sip nectar from flowers.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a tiny, iridescent bird with a bright emerald green back and whitish underparts. Males display a dazzling, fiery ruby-red throat patch, contrasting with the plain white throat of females and juveniles.

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Their brain is only the size of a tiny pea, yet they are so smart!

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

These birds enter a deep sleep called torpor to save energy at night.

They are the only hummingbird species to breed in eastern North America.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Ruby-throated Hummingbird can hover perfectly in mid-air because of unique wing rotation, helping them drink nectar.

Fähigkeit

Super Sipper

Ruby-throated Hummingbird has a long, grooved tongue that helps them quickly lap up nectar from deep inside flowers.

Fähigkeit

Energy Machine

Ruby-throated Hummingbird can beat its tiny wings over 50 times per second to power its high-energy flight.

Fähigkeit

Tiny Traveler

Ruby-throated Hummingbird can fly thousands of kilometers non-stop, crossing oceans during migration.

Maße und Details

Länge
7-9 cm
Flügelspannweite
8-11 cm
Gewicht
0.002-0.006 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-5 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
2
Brutzeit
10-16 Tage
Zugstrecke
3200 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly drink sweet flower nectar for energy and eat small insects for protein.

Hauptnahrung

  • flower nectar
  • small flies
  • gnats
  • spiders
  • tree sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Bee Balm

Monarda didyma

Drinks nectar, transferring pollen between flowers.

eaten by

Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Can be caught in large, strong spider webs.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Catches and eats small flying insects for protein.

shelters

White Oak

Quercus alba

Nests are often built on thin branches of trees.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch hummingbirds from a distance and don't try to touch them, as they are very small and quick.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Ruby-throated Hummingbird?

7-9 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Ruby-throated Hummingbird?

8-11 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Ruby-throated Hummingbird?

0.002-0.006 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Ruby-throated Hummingbird?

3-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Ruby-throated Hummingbird?

50 km/h

Was frisst Ruby-throated Hummingbird?

They mostly drink sweet flower nectar for energy and eat small insects for protein.

Wo findet man Ruby-throated Hummingbird normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Ruby-throated Hummingbird?

Foraging

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