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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
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| Length: |
3-3.75
inches |
Song: |
A rapid squeaky chipping notes |
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Wingspan: |
12-14.5
inches |
Behavior: |
In courtship flight male makes
180-degree arc back and forth. |
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Weight: |
0.1
ounces |
Breeding: |
Solitary. |
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Habitat: |
Forest edges, open forests, and
grassland with scattered trees. |
Population: |
They are rare. |
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Migration: |
They migrate a lot. |
Feeders: |
They eat saliva, honey suckle,
bee balm, jewel weed , phlox, petunias, lilies, trumpet creeper,
Siberian peatree, nasturtium, cone shaped red flowers, and sugar water.
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Appearance: |
Female: White front parts,
greenish back parts, and rounded white tail. |
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Interesting Facts:
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Attracted to red, Makes hum and
buzz |
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Conservation: |
Some red food and sugar water
may harm it. Some are attracted to red
supporting insulators on electrical fences, then killed. |
Compiled by
Natalie, Middletown
Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America Smithsonian Handbook
By Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos used
with permission
from National Fish and Wildlife Service –
http://images.fws.gov
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