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Hummingbirds

Julia Miller. Hummingbirds. Fun Facts. Heart rate: 500-1200 bpm Average speed: 45 mph No sense of smell Can’t walk, only perch ≈340 hummingbird species According to legend, hummingbirds are magical ( Huitzilopochtli). Habitat. Western hemisphere Mostly around the tropics

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Hummingbirds

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  1. Julia Miller Hummingbirds

  2. Fun Facts • Heart rate: 500-1200 bpm • Average speed: 45 mph • No sense of smell • Can’t walk, only perch • ≈340 hummingbird species • According to legend, hummingbirds are magical (Huitzilopochtli)

  3. Habitat • Western hemisphere • Mostly around the tropics • Prefer lowlands

  4. Behavior • Solitary, territorial • Diet: nectar, insects, sap, pollen • Sleep in a torpor state to conserve energy and stay warm

  5. Threats • Predators: large birds, mice, cats, tarantulas, mantises, humans • Habitat destruction and loss • Climate change • 34 (≈10%) species are endangered

  6. Reproduction • Only interact with opposite sex for mating • Female chooses location and makes nest first • Males attract females by posing • A clutch usually has 2 small white eggs • Chicks stay in nest for about a month

  7. Hummingbirds and Flowers • Pollinators • Evolved together over time • Heliconia symbiosis

  8. References Endangered Hummingbird Species. The Hummingbird Society. Retrieved from: http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/index- inside.php?Endangered-4 Fact Sheet: Hummingbirds. Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved from: http://www. defenders.org/hummingbirds/basic-facts Hummingbirds. Costa Rica. Retrieved from: http://costarica.com/wildlife/ hummingbirds/ Hummingbirds. La Paz Waterfall Gardens & Peace Lodge.Retrieved from: http://www. waterfallgardens.com/index.php

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