The hummingbird flaps its wings up to 75 times a second!
To fuel this activity, it eats around twice its weight in nectar every day. Despite this huge consumption, the smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird from Cuba.
It weighs a mere 1.6 grams! There are also the only creatures that can fly backwards.
- Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards
- Hummingbirds have no sense of smell
- The average heartbeat of a hummingbird is more than 1,200 beats per minute!
- Hummingbirds eyesight is excellent
- Hummingbirds lay the smallest eggs of all birds. Smaller than a jelly bean!
- Hummingbirds don't suck nectar through their long bills. They lick it with fringed fork tongues.
- A hummingbird can lick 10 to 15 times per second while feeding!
- At rest, a hummingbird takes an average of 250 breaths per minute. It increases when they fly!
- Hummingbirds are one of the most aggressive bird species, and regularly attack to defend other birds.
- Hummingbirds an fly up to 30 miles an hour
- Every day, a hummingbird consumes half of their weight in sugar.
- They feed 5 to 8 times per hour.
- Hummingbirds can't work or hop. Although they can shuffle sideways.
