Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae.

Nov 19, 2025 · Hummingbird, any of about 320 species of small, often brightly colored birds of the family Trochilidae, usually placed with the swifts in the order Apodiformes but sometimes …

Hummingbirds belong to the avian family Trochilidae, and their closest relatives are the equally fascinating swifts. Hummingbirds are small (weighing 2 to 20 grams), with long, narrow bills …

Mar 25, 2025 · With some measuring as small as a human thumb, these lightning-fast birds are named after the “humming” sound their wings make as they beat at over 3,000 times a minute. …

They are one of only three hummingbird species that live year-round in the United States and Canada, and have the northernmost range of any North American hummingbird.

Discover hummingbirds of North America through clear identification tips, habitat and behavior clues that support accurate field recognition.

Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm bee hummingbird, weighing less than a U.S. zinc penny (about 2.5g). They are known as hummingbirds because of the …