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- 1. The light and tiny hummingbird. Joe Cash made this.
- 2. Locations! 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! The hummingbird almost exclusively drinks nectar from certain flowers, but gets the protein it needs from spiders and small insects. (Connor, 2009) 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! 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! 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! 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)