Hummingbird



Hummingbird scientific name:Trochilinae

Description: Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world. there are 3inches tall and 7.5 centimeters long. They weigh about no less than a penny which is about 1/4 of a ounce. They have feathers on their throat that contain air bubbles which give off a iridescent red tone.Both male and female young and mature have metallic green backs and white-tipped tail feathers.

food chain of the hummingbird.



Habitat/ ecosystem: Hummingbirds only live in from southeastern Alaska to southern Chile but most live in the tropics. There are 320 species of hummingbirds 12 that live in Northern America. Many hummingbirds like to inhabit areas like on forest edges, parks, gardens, meadows, grasslands and backyards. Hummingbirds can live anywhere where necter producing flowers grow or that have small insects. so they dont have a specific habitat.



Adaptations: Hummingbirds have a specialized long beak that is used to obtain nectar from the center of long flowers. They have unusually long tongues with tiny hairs on it to get nectar quicker. They have a lower beak which bends downward when it opens its mouth which allows them to scoop insects when their flying in air. Their constantly moving, they have average wing speed of 50 beats per second to keep them from tiring they have pectoral muscles. They are reddish fibers that help them with endurance.

Human use: Some hummingbirds are killed for their feathers but other than that they have no other human use.

Two plants:

the honey suckle is a sweet scented bell-shaped flower that produces a sweet edible nectar.The fruit of it is red, blue or a black berry containing several seeds some of the berries are poisonous.

the wild bergamont a wild flower that blooms in north America. Its often used as a honey plant for medical reasons or just to look at as an ornament.

Two animals:

the ordinary house cat is one of the animals that lives in the hummingbirds habitat. they are very light have flexible bodies and teeth adapted to killing small prey. they are skilled predators, the cat hunts using its excellent eyesight and hearing.They catch and eat hummingbirds.

Preying Mantis



the preying mantis also lives in the hummingbirds habitat. Mantises have two grasping, spiked forelegs in which prey are caught and held securely. It actually hunts and eats it aswell. all it does is use its sharp claw like legs to hit the humming bird in the chest or other area and kill it. then it slowly eats its way up and leaves.

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Facts!!! :D

The hummingbird has the largest brain of all birds thats 4.2% of its total body weight!! The hummingbird is the smallest type of bird and also the smallest animal to have a backbone!!!