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The Sword-billed Hummingbird: The Only Bird With a Beak Longer Than Its Body

The average length of a sword -billed hummingbird’s beak ranges from 8 to 12 centimeters (3.1–4.7 inches). Their beaks are ...
University of Wyoming

UW Researcher Receives NSF Grant to Study Mountain Hummingbirds

Jessie Williamson, an assistant professor in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, takes a pollen sample from a northern giant hummingbird (Patagona peruviana) during research in Peru.
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Sex selection creates distinct hummingbird species on small Jamaican island

There are two species of streamertail hummingbirds on the island of Jamaica, West Indies—one with red-billed males (Trochilus polytmus) and the other with black-billed males (T. scitulus). This is a ...
Charlotte Observer

NC has some of the most diverse hummingbirds in the US. Here’s how you can identify them

North Carolina’s most common hummingbird — the Ruby-throated hummingbird — is slated to make an appearance this month, but if you spotted a hummingbird in the last few months, it may have been a rare ...
Sacramento Bee

‘Royal’ creature briefly takes up residency on farm in Ecuador for first time

Conservationists found a “royal” creature briefly taking up residency on a farm in Ecuador in a first-of-its-kind sighting, photos show. Screengrab from Jungle Dave’s Science Foundation YouTube video ...