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Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

The Rufous Hummingbird is a tiny bird with bright orange feathers. They are known for their amazing flying skills, zipping around and hovering in mid-air to sip nectar from flowers.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Rufous Hummingbird is a small, energetic bird known for its brilliant rusty-orange plumage, especially on males, covering their back, flanks, and tail. Males also flash an iridescent fiery-red throat (gorget). Females are greener above with rusty flanks and a few iridescent throat spots.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungApodiformesFamilieTrochilidaeGattungSelasphorus
Rufous Hummingbird
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Rufous Hummingbird

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

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

Males perform amazing 'J-shaped' aerial dives to impress females.

They can enter torpor, a mini-hibernation, to save energy.

This hummingbird is one of the smallest long-distance migrants.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Hover Power

Rufous Hummingbird can hover perfectly still because of special wing joints that help them drink nectar mid-air.

Fähigkeit

Long-Distance Navigator

Rufous Hummingbird has an amazing internal compass that helps them migrate thousands of kilometers each year.

Fähigkeit

Fast-Fuel Metabolism

Rufous Hummingbird has an incredibly high metabolism that helps them digest nectar quickly for constant energy.

Maße und Details

Länge
7-9 cm
Flügelspannweite
10-12 cm
Gewicht
0.002-0.005 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-8 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-3
Brutzeit
12-17 Tage
Zugstrecke
4800 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny birds fuel their high energy with sugary flower nectar and tiny protein-rich insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower nectar
  • Small flies
  • Gnats
  • Spiders
  • Aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Rufous Hummer

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 Rufous Hummingbird?

7-9 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Rufous Hummingbird?

10-12 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Rufous Hummingbird?

0.002-0.005 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Rufous Hummingbird?

3-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Rufous Hummingbird?

50 km/h

Was frisst Rufous Hummingbird?

These tiny birds fuel their high energy with sugary flower nectar and tiny protein-rich insects.

Wo findet man Rufous Hummingbird normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Rufous Hummingbird?

Foraging

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