HUMMINGBIRD

ORGANISM

• Common name: hummingbird
• Latin name:Trochilidae

WHERE HUMMINGBIRDS LIVE!

• Most of them live in South America

ADAPTATIONS

• Their long thin beaks make it easy to probe into the throats of flowers for food
• Hummingbird tails have fewer tail feathers (10) than most birds have (12). This reduces the hummer's weight
• ^to save energy when flying
• Their wings are narrow and tapered, allowing them to beat fast and furiously for many hours at a time.
• they have the largest heart for their body size of any animals.

INTERESTING FACTS

• They don't walk. They hop
• are the tiniest birds in the world.
• can hear better than humans.
• can see farther than humans.

ENDANGERED-NESS

• There are several species of endangered hummingbirds
• None in the USA
• In Columbia, Mexico, and Ecuador. MAINLY!

CARING

• Why should people care?
• they do so much work for such a small animal, they are colorful and they bring happiness to people
• They won't be around forever!!