Transcript Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

By Breanna
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This hummingbird fits into the birds.
Its scientific name is Archilochus Colubris.
The lifespan of this hummingbird is 5 years in
the wild.
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The color of this
hummingbird are pink,
black, white, and a little bit
of yellow. The females are
usually green plumage.
The average length of this
hummingbird is 3.6 -3.8.
Feathers are the body
covering for this type of
bird.
The tongue is a unique
body part because the
tongue can go well beyond
the bill. The tongue is forklike so it can groove along
with nectar passes into the
gullet.
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This hummingbird
lives in the Rocky
Mountains, U.S, and
Southern Canada. It
flies south to spend
winter in warmer
habitats.
This area is warm.
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Red and yellow flowers are what these
hummingbirds eat.
It gets its food by dipping its bill into the
flower’s throat and extends its tongue to drink.
This hummingbird can have up to two babies at
a time.
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The hummingbird keeps
itself clean by bathing in
the dew on nearby leaves.
Also it will bathe in
waterfalls.
The muscles that power
the wings of the bird
account for about onethird of its body weight.
Proportionate to body
size, a hummingbird’s
heart is one of the largest
of any warm-blooded
animal, beating 5,001,200
times per minute.