Ruby-throated Hummingbird
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is one of sixteen hummingbirds to inhabit North America. It is a tiny bird, weighing less than a penny. Hummingbirds are the only species that can fly in any direction including upside down and backwards.
Description
The male Ruby-throated Hummingbird is slightly smaller than the female and his beak is shorter. Molting occurs in the fall just before the autumn migration.
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Range and Habitat
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird's breeding habitat covers most of eastern North America and Canada. They can be found in deciduous and pine forests, orchards, and gardens.They are a migratory bird and spend most of the winter in the southern United States, Mexico, and Central America.
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Feeding Habits
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is predominantly a nectar feeder. Using its long bill, it extracts the nectar from flowers and flowering trees, but will occasionally feast on insects and tree sap. When feeding in a garden, the Red-throated Hummingbirds will usually feed from the red, tubular flowers first. Hummingbird Feeders
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Behavior
The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are solitary birds. Except for mating, there is little contact between the adults. Both the males and females will aggressively defend their feeding grounds especially in late summer and early fall as they fatten up for migration.They feed frequently throughout the day, but when the temperature drops at night, they conserve energy by entering a hypothermic torpor.
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Resources used to construct this page
Peterson, T.P. & Peterson, V.M. 2002. Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Fifth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, N.Y.
Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, National Geographic
Seattle Audubon Society
Managing Land for Wildlife, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
