Joe Cash

1. The light
and tiny
hummingbird.
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2. Locations!
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Hummingbirds live
in the Americas
spanning from
southern Alaska to
the boarder of
Argentina, but they
are mainly a
subtropical animal.
There are about 25
species in the
United States, while
Columbia has
around 130
different species.

3. Diet!
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The hummingbird almost exclusively drinks
nectar from certain flowers, but gets the
protein it needs from spiders and small insects.
(Connor, 2009)
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The hummingbird drinks by using their tongue
which rapidly split apart and bring the nectar
into their beak much like how a dog drinks by
lapping their tongue. (Mosher, 2011)
Little known fact the hummingbird consumes
half its tiny weight in pure sugar. (Unwin, 2011)

4. Diet continued!
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Hummingbirds have
the highest
metabolism of any
know animal
excluding insects,
and have a
heartbeat that can
go up to 1260 bpm.
The average human
heartbeat is about
60 to 100 bpm.
(Chambers, 2014)

5. Predators!
 The
main predator of hummingbirds are
hawks and cats both domesticated and
feral. (Hummingbird predators)

6. Interaction!
 Few
birds are nectarivores, most consume
seeds and insects, so many of those
organisms that eat nectar are insects, like
the moth, or many bat species in southern
US and Mexico.

7. Threat to species!
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Although the hummingbird
is the second largest family
of birds, there has been
noticeable decline in the
number of specific species.
With 34 species (that’s 10%
of the family) threatened
with extinction, the main
threat to them is the
destruction of their habitat
and the climate change.
(Basic Facts About hummingbirds,
2013), (Endangered Hummingbird
Species, 2013)

8. Keystone species!
 The
hummingbird helps an extraordinary
amount concerning the pollination of
plants and cactus. Without the
hummingbird invasive species begin to
take over in some situations like the
buffelgrass in the Sonoran Desert. (Keystone
Species)

9. They live!
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The hummingbird is a very
small, very fast, and very
active creature. Despite
some weighing as much
as a penny, and their very
high metabolism, they
have been recorded to
live for around 3 to 5 years
on average with some
larger ones living up to 12
and some smaller ones
living only 2. (Chambers, 2014)

11. Bibliography!
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http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=2031
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/hummingbird-tonguedrinking/
http://books.google.com/books?id=Szh7ENErBUAC&pg=PA57&dq=hum
mingbird+twelve+times+their+own+body+weight+in+nectar&hl=en&sa=
X&ei=z_0MUp_kIG9yAGCv4GgDw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=hummingbird
%20twelve%20times%20their%20own%20body%20weight%20in%20nectar
&f=false
http://www.hummingbirds.net/about.html#heartbeat
http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/index-inside.php?Hummingbirds101-Predators-14
http://www.defenders.org/hummingbirds/basic-facts
http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/index-inside.php?Endangered-4
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/ke
ystone-species/?ar_a=1
http://www.hummingbirds.net/about.html#lifespan