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Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Rivoli's hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens (R) Blue-throated mountain-gem, Lampornis clemenciae; Lucifer hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer (Unc) Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris (R)
What months do hummingbirds come to Texas? The Northern hummingbird — the state bird of Texas — arrives from March through late May, annually. More: It's officially spring in Texas, but winter ...
High–aspect ratio wings Canvasback: Aythya valisineria: Anatidae [18] 128 km/h 80 mph High-speed wings Common eider: Somateria mollissima: Anatidae [19] 123 km/h 76 mph High-speed wings Eurasian teal: Anas crecca: Anatidae: 97 km/h 60 mph High–aspect ratio wings Anna's hummingbird: Calypte anna: Trochilidae: 56 km/h 35 mph [20] 70 km/h 43 ...
A helicopter takes off from the runway at Kenneth Copeland Airport near Eagle Mountain Lake on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Helicopter pilots train at the general aviation airport that originally was ...
The slow-motion footage in “Every Little Thing” of hummingbirds captured in flight, or beak deep in a flowering bud or hovering at 50 beats per second are awe-nudging. Director Sally Aitken ...
Like hummingbirds, fruit bats and nectar bats hover over flowers while feeding on fruits or nectar. Comparison between bats and hummingbirds has revealed that these animals exert similar amounts of energy relative to body weight during hovering: hummingbirds can twist their wings more easily and are more aerodynamic, but bats have bigger wings and larger strokes.
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Giant hummingbird: Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824) 196 Violet-chested hummingbird: Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, 1846) 197 Scissor-tailed hummingbird: Hylonympha macrocerca Gould, 1873: 198 Rivoli's hummingbird: Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827) 199 Talamanca hummingbird: Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) 200 Fiery-throated hummingbird