Amazing facts about Humming Bird

1. The smallest bird is the Bee Hummingbird at 2.24 in (5.7cm) and 0.056 oz.
   
   
   
2. When active, a humming bird breathes around 300-500 times every minute.
   
3. The heart of a humming bird makes up for around 20% of the body volume.
   
   
   
   
4. The heartbeat ranges from 30-1500 per minute, depending on the specie and the activity.
   
   
   
   
   
5. The Humming birds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
   
   
   
   
6. Humming birds are found in North and South America. In the north, they can be found as far as Alaska
   
   and in the south, they can be spotted as far as southern Chile.
   
   
   
   
   
7. An amazing fact about the humming bird is that it can fly up, down, forward, backward and
   
   even upside down.
   
   
8. A humming bird can rotate its wings from its shoulder blades, which enables it to hover and fly
   
   in different positions.
   
   
   
   
   
9. Humming birds help in pollination as they carry pollen on their backs just like bees when they
   
   go from one flower to another in search of nectar. One humming bird visits around 1000-2000
   
   flowers in a single day!
   
10. Hummingbirds can’t walk.