As we know, hummingbirds are the smallest bird species in the world known today. But do you know other unique facts from the smallest bird in this world other than super small body ??? Here we will try to open your horizons. There are more than 325 species of hummingbirds in this world. The beautiful color of the hair in the hummingbird's throat is not caused by feather color pigmentation, but because of the arrangement of feathers, the effects of light, moisture and some other factors. Hummingbirds can not walk or jump, although their feet can be used to shift when they are perched on a branch. Hummingbirds (Hummingbirds) are the smallest species of birds in the world. The body length is only about 2.25 inches. Hummingbirds have only 1,000 - 1,500 feathers all over his body. So they are also called the bird with the least amount of fur in the world. The average weight of ruby-throated hummingbird birds is only about 3 grams. About 25% to 30% of the body weight of the hummingbird comes from the weight of the chest muscle (pectoral muscles) The maximum speed of the hummingbird's advanced flight is 30 miles / h (about 48 km / h), but when it dives, its speed can reach 60 miles / hour. Hummingbirds have the smallest eggs in the world compared to the eggs of other bird species. The egg length is about 1/2 inch, weighing 10% of the body weight of the mother. A hummingbird should eat as much as 1/2 of its body weight each day. On average they eat 5 to 8 times every jamnya.Bird hummingbird flapping wings 50-200 times every second depending on air conditions and direction of flying. Hummingbird hummingbird able to fly backwards. Printed the heart of hummingbirds an average of 1,200 beats per minute. hummingbirds breathe an average of 250 times per minute. Rufous hummingbird is the most migratory hummingbird species to migrate 3000 miles from Alaska and Canada to Mexico. The ruby-throated hummingbird spacing of 500 nonstops passing through the Gulf of Mexico during migration spring and fall.The average life expectancy of hummingbirds is 3 - 12 years. Hummingbirds have no sense of smell, but have very good sense of vision. Hummingbirds do not suck nectar using their beaks, but lick it using their branched tongue .Bird hummingbirds can lick as much as 10-15 times per second when eating.Burung Ko libri digest natural sucrose in 20 minutes with a 97% efficiency level to convert sugar into energy. Many species of hummingbirds can crossbreed between different species of hummingbirds and produce new hybrid types. Peak humidity migration around mid-July, August , until September, depending on the route. Although very small body, it turns out hummingbirds including the most aggressive bird species. They do not hesitate to attack crows or even eagles that enter their area. The drop of sword-billed hummingbird birds that live in the Andes mountains can grow up to 4 inches long. Clolibrians are endemic to the New World, and are not found outside the Western Hemisphere.
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