![]() ![]() Most of the time, these birds place their nests on a branch of a deciduous or coniferous tree. Indeed, they only spend time together during courtship and mating, which only runs in just a matter of few days or weeks. There is no bond that is formed between pairs. Similar to many other birds, hummingbirds also have a good color vision, which allows them to look into the ultraviolet spectrum that humans can’t see.ĭue to their solitary nature, male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds already leave the female right after copulation. ![]() This does not mean however that the sugar water in hummingbird feeders should be colored. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds like to eat on red or orange flowers because of their high sugar content. It scratches its head and neck by raising its food up and over its wing.ĭespite its small size, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird can fly over 3000 kilometers from the eastern United States, crossing over 1000 kilometers of the Gulf of Mexico to winter in Central America in just one flight. Indeed, it can only shuffle along a perch. Ruby-throated Hummingbird’s very short legs prevent it from other means of moving, such as walking or hopping. They would fly in perfect arcs, then dive up and down vertically in front on the subject female. However, during courtship, this frequency soars up to about 200 times per second. It can fly straight to a speed of 25 miles per hour, and 40 miles per hour during courtship dives.Īside from being precision flyers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird also boasts an average record wingbeat frequency of 53 times per second. The thin, asymmetrical, and slightly curved primary feather of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird allows it to achieve an optimal speed when flying. For this, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds hold the record for having the least number of feathers of any bird. It is also the most widespread among all hummingbird species.Ī Ruby-throated Hummingbird has only about 940 feathers in average, which are all replaced every year. ![]() It is considered as the only breeding hummingbird in the eastern North America. Due to its small size, the bird is sometimes mistaken for a large insect. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird, one of the smallest hummingbird species, can only grow to a length of 3 to 3.5 inches and weight of about 3 grams. ![]()
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