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Table of ConTenTs Hummingbirds 4 Origin Range 6 Habitat 8 Flying Jewels 12 Nests Babies 16 Nectar Bugs 18 Behavior 22 Communication 24 Enemies Defenses 26 Conservation 28 Glossary 30 Websites 31 Index 32
4 hummingbirds What flying creature hovers on invisible wings This bird flaps its wings up to 70 times every second It can even fly backward What is this creature It is the colorful hummingbird Hummingbirds belong to the scientific order Apodiformes The hummingbird family Trochilidae has two subfamilies One is the hermit hummingbird family Phaethornithinae The other is the typical hummingbird family Trochilinae Currently there are more than 100 hummingbird genera Within those groups there are more than 300 species Just over 30 of these are hermit hummingbirds The rest are typical hummingbirds Some hummingbirds are found in North America Do you live in the Midwest or on the East Coast Ruby-throated hummingbirds might pass through your area In the Southwest calliope Costa’s and other hummingbirds are common Allen’s Anna’s and rufous hummingbirds are two of the species found in the West Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
5 A male calliope hummingbird has bright feathers at its throat
