Dexterous hummingbirds can flap their wings up to 5,000 times a minute to create their signature drumming noise. This skill means that up to 30 per cent of their body weight is made of flight muscle ...

Hummingbirds, unique to the Americas, boast diverse adaptations. The sword-billed hummingbird's beak exceeds its body length, while the long-tailed sylph flaunts extravagant tail streamers for ...

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New research finds that larger hummingbirds show better mechanochemical efficiency -- the first time this has been observed in birds. A new U of T Scarborough study has found that when it comes to ...

The SPCA of Monterey County want help protecting their smallest residents. On Tuesday, the California rescue posted a warning on Facebook to bird lovers. "Hummingbird nests are tiny, about the size of ...

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). Eleven hummingbird species have been spotted ...

Floral phenotype and pollination system of a plant may be influenced by the abiotic environment and the local pollinator assemblage. This was investigated in seven plant-hummingbird assemblages on the ...