1. HUMMINGBIRDS by Hatice Oncel October 20,2009 October 20

2. References
Burton, R. (2001). The world of the hummingbird. Willowdale, ON: Firefly Books
Limited.
Newfield, N. (2001). Hummingbirds. Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books Limited.
World of hummingbirds. Retrieved September 28, 2009, from
World of hummingbirds. Retrieved September 28, 2009, from hummingbirds.com

3. Outline
Behavior
Habitat
Anatomy
Diet
Breeding
Migration

4. Beat their wings ~15 to ~70 bps

5. Size of Hummingbirds Giant hummingbird 2.5 inches long
Bee Hummingbird
Giant hummingbird
Lives in Cuba
2.5 inches long
Lives in South America
8 inches long

6. Second largest family: ~360 species8 27 50 97
135 84
163 27
100 24
Second largest family: ~360 species

7. Ruby-throated Broad-tailed Allen’s Xantus Lucifer White-eared Lucifer
Photos © Dan True
Rufous
Violet-crowned
Rufous
Calliope

8. Anatomy of Hummers

9. Body temperature ~40 degree Heart rate ~1,200 bpm Life span ~5 years
Intelligence
Can’t Walk and Smell
Body temperature ~40 degree
Heart rate ~1,200 bpm
Life span ~5 years
Can’t Walk

10. How to understand their gender?
female
female
male
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11. Do you know a bird can fly back?

12. A bird is hovering!
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13. Feeding Eat every ~15 minutes Highest metabolism in the warm blooded
Metabolic rate 12 times bigger than pigeon
Eat every ~15 minutes
Highest metabolism in the warm blooded

14. Pollen Beak
With POLLEN

15. Fighting hummingbirds

16. Bathing

17. Sleeping Time During torpor: Heart rate ~ 50 bps Body temp ~ 20 degree
Save 60% energy
Metabolism go down 1/15 of normal

18. Breeding www.birdwatching.com/ www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/

19. Ready to go!

20. Researcher put band their leg
Passengers on Geese!
Fly ~20 miles/day ~1600km
Researcher put band their leg

21. Migration ~30% fatten up before migrate Don’t fly from high
Fly ~20 miles a day
~30% fatten up before migrate
Don’t fly from high

22. How to attract hummingbirds?
Food
Bee Balm
Butterfly Bush
Rose of Sharon
Trumpet Vine
Enough space
Sunlight
food

23. Friendly bird