Hummingbird is a brightly-coloured bird found only in the Americas. It is known for my long, sharp beak, long tongue and fast-moving wings. It is very small bird, weighing less than 5 gram. Some of them can flap our wings up to 200 times per second! The name, hummingbird, comes from the humming noise their wings make as they beat so fast. It drinks nectar by moving its tongue in and out about 13 times per second. It can consume up to double its body weight in a day.
There are more than 325 unique hummingbird species in the world. Only eight species regularly breed in the United States, though up to two dozen species may visit the country or be reported as regular vagrants. The rest of the hummingbirds are primarily tropical species and do not regularly migrate. They are found in Central and South America as well as throughout the Caribbean.
Despite their small size, hummingbirds are one of the most aggressive bird species. They will regularly attack jays, crows, and hawks that infringe on their territory. Backyard birders often find they have one dominant hummingbird that guards all the feeders, chasing intruders away.
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