Hummingbirds are birds in the family Trochilidae, and are native to the Americas. Hummingbirds feed on the nectar of plants and are important 
pollinators, especially of deep-throated, tubular flowers. Hummingbirds are continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store just enough energy to survive overnight. They are also capable of slowing down their metabolism at night, or any other time food is not readily available.
Throated Hummingbirds
Their heart rate can reach as high as 1,260 beats per minute, a rate once measured in a Blue-throated Hummingbird. The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is 7-9 cm long with an 8-11 cm wingspan, and weighs about 3 g. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is migratory, spending most of the winter in southern Mexico, Central America as far south as South America, and the West Indies. The only species found in the NE United States is the ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris. A close relative to the Ruby-throated, the Black-chinned Hummingbird, is the most widespread and common species in Canada and the westernUnited States.
Hummingbirds are found only in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, including the Caribbean. Hummingbirds include the smallest birds in the world but they belong to one of the largest families of birds. Hummingbirds are called nectivores because about 90 percent of their diet is nectar from flowers. Hummingbirds like flowers that are bright and that open during the day, when hummingbirds are awake. Hummingbirds come in all colors of the rainbow. Hummingbirds vary in size from a 2 1-4-in. Hummingbirds are also very helpful in pollinating the plants on which they feed.
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