HUMMINGBIRD

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are birds that constitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–80 times per second . They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which sometimes sounds like bees or other insects. To conserve energy while they sleep or when food is scarce, they have the ability to go into a hibernation-like state where their metabolic rate is slowed to 1/15th of its normal rate. When the nights get ...

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hummingbird

Noun

  1. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.


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