This elongated beak is one of the defining characteristics of the hummingbird, which, with an extendable, bifurcated tongue, allows the bird to feed upon nectar deep within flowers. The hummingbird is a small bird with a long, thin beak. Hummingbird in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. This is the most common hummingbird in the eastern United States. Most of what is known about the behavior of hummingbirds comes from observations of the ruby-throated hummingbird. Looking like high-speed flying emeralds or rubies, their ability to stop, hover in mid-flight, and then fly in reverse, is a feat that continues to astound the best aeronautical engineers. Hummingbirds are the masters of feathered flight with a combination of speed, maneuverability, and dazzling beauty considered unequaled by any other bird. While ecologically the role of hummingbirds as pollinators and insect controls is of great importance, for humans they offer another value, adding wonder and beauty to the experience of nature. Many species of hummingbird also eat insects and spiders. They feed on the nectar of these plants and are important pollinators, especially of deep-throated flowers. It is often stated that they are especially attracted to red and yellow flowers. Hummingbirds are attracted to many types of flowers, including shrimp plants, bee balm, heliconia, butterfly bush, hibiscus, bromeliads, cannas, verbenas, honeysuckles, salvias, pentas, fuchsias, and penstemons. So striking is their coloration that some have referred to them as "flying jewels." The males often have a stunningly beautiful iridescent plumage that covers the whole range of colors from red and yellow to green and indigo. Hummingbirds are named for the characteristic humming sound made by their wings.
2001) or vertically, and to maintain their position in mid-flight while drinking from flower blossoms. They are capable of sustained hovering and are the only birds able to fly backwards ( Ridgely et al. They are remarkable for their ability to hover in midair by rapidly flapping their wings up to 80 times per second (depending on the species). Hummingbirds are the smallest of all known birds. There are over 300 species of hummingbirds. Hummingbird is the common name for any of the strictly New World birds comprising the family Trochilidae, characterized by small size, often brilliant colors in the males, a slender bill, and the ability to hover while rapidly beating their wings.
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