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A migrating ruby-throated hummingbird can cross the 500 mile stretch of the Gulf of Mexico on a nonstop flight, a trip estimated to take about 20 hours.

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The rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, was studied in a wind tunnel and the lift generated on the bird's upstroke and downstroke was investigated.

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A more typical hummingbird, such as the rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), weighs approximately 3 grams and has a length of 10–12 cm.

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A hummingbird's lower beak also has the unique ability to flex downward to create a wider opening, facilitating the capture of insects in the mouth rather than at the tip of the beak (Omara-Otunnu 2004).

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The black-chinned hummingbird, its close relative and another migrant, is the most widespread and common species in the western United States and Canada.

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Genetic analysis has led to speculation that the hummingbird lineage diverged from their closest relatives some 35 million years ago, in the Late Eocene.

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Some scientists believe that the hummingbird evolved relatively recently.

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In Brazil, a black hummingbird of any kind is a sign of death in the family, especially if it is inside the house.

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Two or three white eggs are laid, which, despite being the smallest of all bird eggs, are in fact large relative to the hummingbird's adult size.

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The white-eared hummingbird produces a rapid clicking song that some might call pleasant.

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The fossils of this primitive hummingbird species were named Eurotrochilus inexpectatus ("unexpected European hummingbird").

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Excluding vagrants, sometimes from Cuba or the Bahamas, only the migratory ruby-throated hummingbird breeds in eastern North America.

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Their heart rate can reach as high as 1,260 beats per minute, a rate once measured in a blue-throated hummingbird (Chambers 2007).

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The Nahuatl word huitzil (hummingbird) is an onomatopoeic word derived from the sounds of the hummingbird's wing-beats and zooming flight.

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Trinidad and Tobago is known as "the land of the hummingbird," and a hummingbird can be seen on that nation's coat of arms, its one-cent coin, as well as its national airline, Caribbean Airlines.

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The bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world, weighing 1.8 grams (g) and measuring about 5 centimeters (cm).

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The hummingbird is a small bird with a long, thin beak.

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The largest hummingbird is the giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) of the Peruvian Andes, which may weigh as much as 24 grams and measure 21.5 cm.

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The rufous hummingbird shows an increasing trend to migrate east in winter to the eastern United States, rather than south to Central America, possibly because of artificial feeders provided by hummingbird lovers.

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A hummingbird's lower beak also has the unique ability to flex downward to create a wider opening, facilitating the capture of insects in the mouth rather than at the tip of the beak (Omara-Otunnu 2004).

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Many species of hummingbird also eat insects and spiders.

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Hummingbird flight has been studied intensively from an aerodynamic perspective.

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The Aztec god Huitzilopochtli is often depicted as a hummingbird.

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The oil and gas industry, as well as its subsidiary industries such as transport and refining, have dominated Louisiana's economy since the 1940s.

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The bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world, weighing 1.8 grams (g) and measuring about 5 centimeters (cm).

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The male ruby-throated hummingbird arrives at its breeding ground in early spring, several days before the female.

Hummingbird Ltd. (previously NASDAQ: HUMC, TSX: HUM) is a subsidiary of OpenText and is a provider of enterprise software solutions including Exceed. Initially founded as a consulting business in 1984, Hummingbird moved into the connectivity market.

Hummingbirds primarily eat flower nectar, tree sap, insects and pollen. The hummingbird's fast breathing rate, fast heartbeat and high body temperature require that they eat often. They also require an enormous amount of food each day.

Brightly–colored flowers that are tubular hold the most nectar, and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds. These include perennials such as bee balms, columbines, daylilies, and lupines; biennials such as foxgloves and hollyhocks; and many annuals, including cleomes, impatiens, and petunias.

If you are patient, they should eventually start feeding from the one you're holding. When you have good hummingbird traffic one day, remove your other feeders. Next, place a small feeder filled with sugar water in the palm of your hand (Abigail used an old milk jug lid).

When hummingbirds sleep and are in the Torpor state, they have been known to hang upside-down. If you find a hummingbird that is hanging upside-down and they appear to be dead, it is actually more likely that they are just asleep. ... The hummingbirds will eat 25% of their daily intake as soon as they recover from torpor.