1. Hummingbird travels 1,300 miles WITHOUT a break
According to new study, the average ruby-throated hummingbird can fly as far as 2,200 kilometres (1,367 miles) without getting a break during its annual migration from the U.S. East Coast to Central America. Before starts migration, they need to eat a lot of insects and nectar. (1)
2. World‘s Smallest Bird?
Bee Hummingbird is the Smallest living bird in the world. The male measure 57 mm in total length, half of which is taken up by the bill and tail, weigh 1.6 g. The weight of this bird is less than US penny . The female is slightly bigger than the male. The female lays eggs about the size of peas . They are generally found in the dense forest of Cuba. (2)
3. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are only bird capable fly backward
The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have long, blade-like wings that, unlike the wings of other birds, connect to the body only from the shoulder joint . They can rotate their wings almost 180°. Like helicopters, hummingbirds can fly forward, backward, and hover in the air. During hovering, hummingbird's wings beat at 80 times per second. (3)4. Heart rates is as high as 1260 beats per minute
Hummingbirds have one of the highest metabolic rates of any animal. The heart rates of this bird can reach as high as 1260 beats per minute during the flight and down to 250 when at rest. During flight, oxygen consumption per gram of muscle tissue in a hummingbird is about 10 times higher than that measured in elite human athletes. (4)5. Hummingbird have Mega-Brains ...
A hummingbird's brain is 4.2% of its body weight, proportionally, that’s the largest of any bird’s. The human brains are approximately 2 percent of our body weight. (5)Reference:
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