• 1 There are more than 325 hummingbird species in the world.
• 2 A hummingbird’s brilliant iridescent colour is caused by the arrangement of the feathers.
• 3 Hummingbirds have more than a thousand feathers, the fewest number of feathers of any bird species in the world.
• 4 Twenty five to thirty percent of a hummingbird’s weight is in its pectoral muscles, the muscles principally responsible for flight.
• 5 A hummingbird can fly upwards, downwards, forwards and backwards. It's maximum forward flight speed is 30 miles per hour.
• 6 Hummingbirds lay the smallest eggs of all birds. They measure less than 1/2 inch long.
• 7 A hummingbird must consume approximately half of its weight in nectar daily.
• 8 The average hummingbird feeds 5-8 times per hour.
• 9 A hummingbird’s wings beat between 50 and 200 flaps per second.
• 10 An average hummingbird’s heart rate is more than 1,200 beats per minute.