Hummingbirds the acrobats of the air!

1. Hummingbirdsthe acrobats of the air! Power Point by Sydney

2. Introduction • Scientific name of hummingbirds is Trochilidae • It is the smallest bird in the world!!!! • It is in the bird family

3. What hummingbirds look like • They have long, thin beaks • They are very bright and colorful like a parrot but Females are duller. • Their iridescent feathers look like scales! • They have small, notched tails.

4. More of What Hummingbirds Look Like • Some can weigh one tenth of an ounce!! • They can usually grow to be about 2-8 inches

5. Life-Span/ Is It Endangered? • It’s average life-span is about 5-10 years • Hummingbirds are NOT endangered because there are so many different kinds

6. Where It Lives • Hummingbirds live in North America and South America from as high as Canada all the way down to Chile • They can live in lots of different habitats such as: forests, tropical forests, deserts, gardens, and anywhere near flowers…even in cities.

7. Climate Where It Lives • In tropical forests it is hot and wet • In deserts it is very dry and hot. • In forests there are a lot of trees. • Any climate where there are flowers.

8. What It Eats And How They Get It • A hummingbird eats nectar and insects that are picked off of leaves, twigs, or caught in mid-air. • In winter birds called sap-suckers drill holes in trees and hummingbirds eat the sap. • It is a Herbivore

9. Prey And Predators • Hummingbirds are prey to: snakes, hunting birds, house cats, and house dogs. • They are Predator to: small insects

10. Behavior- How They Act • The mom stays with the babies until they can take care of themselves. • Some migrate to Northern Mexico and some travel to United States or Canada • When they mate male hummingbirds dance and make buzzing sounds to attract females.

11. The Babies • The female makes the nest well camouflaged and comfortable so predators can’t find it. • The first day one egg is laid. Two days later she lays another egg. • Two or three weeks later one egg hatches. Two days later second egg hatches. • The babies have no feathers and eyes shut and have huge heads.

12. Physical Adaptations • They have a long beak to suck nectar out of flowers • Female hummingbirds are very dull so predators won’t see the nest and eggs. • They are very small so they can hide in a lot of places. • Babies are dull so they won’t be caught and killed right after they were born.

13. Behavioral Adaptations • Wings can move up to eighty times a second so it can go fast to get away from predators. • When it sleeps if it runs out of energy it spreads out its wings and breathes slowly to save energy. • It migrates to Mexico or Canada in winter so that it doesn’t get too cold and freeze.

14. Physiological Adaptations • As a baby their muscles in their wings grow stronger so as an adult they can fly faster. • It turns food into energy faster than bigger animals so it doesn’t run out of energy. • They have special muscle fibers in their chest which help them stay strong and build endurance • Extra long hairs on the tongue which help it sip the nectar from flowers

15. Fun Facts!! • Under their feathers they have tiny plates with air bubbles and when it hits them it makes a rainbow of colors • When they are mating male hummingbirds make groups and sing to attract a mate. • Hummingbirds got their name because when they fly really fast they make humming sounds. • Some can fly upside-down and backwards!!