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Hook-billed Hermit Hummingbird Facts

According to the website eHow.com, the Hook-billed Hermit Hummingbird is the only hummingbird species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act or ESA. This species of hummingbird lives in the forest of eastern Brazil. The habitat of the Hook-billed Hermit Hummingbird is being damaged and destroyed due fire and road building.

Also, global warming or a rise in the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere is effecting the migration of hummingbirds in general. This may cause the hummingbirds to be in unusual locations and thus find that the food supply is quite scarce.

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Are Hummingbirds Born With Feathers?

Are hummingbirds are born with feathers? I must admit that I never even considered this question until someone asked me this recently. I assumed, I knew the answer, but decided to do some research on the matter before answering the question. I am so glad that I took the time to research this topic or my answer would have been wrong. The surprising results of my findings are discussed in this post.

When baby hummingbirds are born they have no feathers and their skin is darker then that of an adult hummingbird. By the time the young bird is only nine days old it will be covered in tiny feathers and it will also be able to maintain its own body temperature, which the young hummingbird could not do prior to this. At only two weeks of age a young hummingbird will begin looking like an adult hummingbird.

As a person who has studied and discovered a vast amount of information on the subject of hummingbirds, I find it somewhat embarrassing to admit that I did not know the answer to this question without doing some research on the subject. This just goes to show that it is impossible for anyone to know absolutely everything about any given topic no matter their knowledge level on a particular topic. It is also one of the many reasons that I am continually fascinated by the subject of hummingbirds and why I always look forward to sharing all that I discover along the way with all the readers of this blog.

Lastly, I would have loved being able to share this information with my mom. This is the type of little known facts that would have certainly captured her attention. While you are often on my mind mom, thoughts of you seem to especially come to mind as I write the content for this blog, because our shared love and enjoyment of hummingbirds will always serve as yet another way of commenting us to one another.

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Costa’s Hummingbird Facts and Photo

Male Costa's Hummingbird showing his colors
Male Costa's Hummingbird showing his colors

The Costa’s Hummingbird is named for the French nobleman Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa, and this particular species of hummingbird is native to parts of the desert southwest in the United States and sections of northern Mexico.

The Costa’s Hummingbird’s normal heart rate is between 500 and 900 beats per minute. At night, when the bird goes into a state of torpor, which is similar to hibernation, the heart rate can go as low as 50 beats per minute.

It is quite often difficult for researchers to study this particular species of hummingbird. The reason for this is due to the close resemblance of the young and the female Costa’s hummingbird to two other types within their range—the Anna’s and the Black-chinned hummingbird.

The photo for this post was taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The factual information was gathered from other sources and put into my own words.

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Green-bellied Hummingbird Information

The Green Bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird which is found in Colombia, and Venezuela. As the variation largely is clinical, most authorities, notably SACC, consider it a single species.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.

The information found in this post comes from Wikipedia.

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What Questions Do You Have About Hummingbirds?

Dear Readers:

Today’s post is going to be a bit different then usual and I hope you will bare with me. Rather than covering a particular topic relating to hummingbirds in today’s post, I want to ask you what questions you may have about hummingbirds? Please share them with me because it will help me be better able to provide you with the exact type of information you would like to see discussed on this blog.

While this blog already contains a wide range of information about hummingbirds, that does not mean that a particular topic cannot be improved on or expanded upon. So, please let me hear from you to give me a better idea of the topics about hummingbirds that you would like to know much more about.

After all, I truly want this blog to serve as a place of information and discussion for all who are enjoy hummingbirds. As much as I love and enjoy sharing my knowledge of hummingbirds with all who read this blog, I want you to feel that you also play an important role in making this blog the best that it can possibly be. It is impossible for me to be aware of every possible question, comment or topic suggestion that you might have, so I have no real way of knowing if your needs are being met through this blog.

Thanks to all who read this blog! You make all my effort and hard work worth it. By letting me know about any questions you have about hummingbirds or even possible topic suggestions, you are playing a vital role in making this blog the best it can possibly be. Thanks! Let’s have those questions…please.

Sincerely,
Hummingbird