Kolibri (Hummingbirds)
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
- umum
- 48 km/h
- Pemula
- Hampir terancam
Migrates 3,900 miles despite weighing less than a nickel. Respect the hustle.
- Populasi
- ~22 million mature individuals, decreasing (~2.1%/yr decline, ~19% over 10 years)
- Habitat
- Open areas, mountain meadows, forest edges, and second-growth/scrub during breeding; backyards, gardens, and flower-rich areas on migration and in winter; woodland in the Mexican wintering range (esp. Guerrero)
- Fakta menarik
- Despite weighing only 2-5 grams, the Rufous Hummingbird makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird relative to its body size, traveling a roughly 3,200 km clockwise circuit each year between Alaska and Mexico.
- Sebaran
- Breeds from southeastern Alaska and the Yukon south through western Canada, the Pacific Northwest, and the mountain West to Oregon and California; winters mainly in central Mexico (especially Guerrero), plus southern California and the U.S. Gulf Coast; migrates in a clockwise loop, north up the Pacific Coast in late winter/spring (reaching Washington/British Columbia by May) and south through the Rocky Mountains from as early as July into fall
- Makanan
- Nectar from flowers and hummingbird feeders; also small insects and spiders caught in flight or gleaned from foliage, especially important for protein during breeding and as a winter fallback
- Ukuran
- 0,08 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,11 m
- Masa hidup
- 4 tahun
