4 Amazing Physical Facts About Hummingbirds That You Need To Know

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Are Hummingbirds Birds Or Insects?

Some of them are still in use, and the most popular are coquette, fairy, hill star, wood star, sapphire, topaz, and finally sun gem.

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Are Hummingbirds Birds Or Insects?

Although their flight resembles insects, hummingbirds are actually one of the smallest birds in the world.

Physical Characteristics Of These Birds

Almost every experienced birder will recognize them by the characteristic humming sound that is actually created by the movement of their wings. 

Physical Characteristics Of These Birds

Size - Truth be told, not all are miniature, there are some larger and more robust species.

Physical Characteristics Of These Birds

Shape - almost every one of the 350 species known so far has a stubby streamlined body, long wings, and long, and narrow beaks.

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Physical Characteristics Of These Birds

Plumage - the females are much paler but still show their amazing, iridescent colors.

Physical Characteristics Of These Birds

Metabolism - Hummingbirds need efficient energy conversion in order to sustain their rapid heart rate as well as wing speed.

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What Are Insects?

Insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda and have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of antennae

Are Hummingbirds Birds Or Insects?

Hummingbirds are amazing creatures about which more and more interesting information is being learned day by day.

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