It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...

Learn what a Calliope hummingbird looks like, where to find these tiny birds in the U.S., and how to attract them.

News is seeking reader-submitted photographs for use in print and online. Summit County’s wildlife, landscape and community ...

Hummingbirds are small, but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of over 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

Lead researcher Shayne Halter said new research is an early step in better understanding how hummingbirds use their energy ...

The film follows Los Angeles author and educator Terry Masear, who rescues injured hummingbirds. She initially came to the work by accident, after her cat brought in an infant bird. The fragility ...

Halter’s research focused on Rufous (Selasphorus rufus) and Calliope (Selasphorus calliope) hummingbirds migrating through New Mexico in the fall. The goal was to determine the role of fat reserves in ...

According to one particularly amusing theory, hummingbirds hitch a ride on the wings of Canada Geese. Early cultures in northern Mexico believed that hummingbirds dry up on tree branches for the ...

The job comprises mending hummingbirds, some of the city’s most welcome denizens year round. Rehab can mean something very specific in L.A.: a boutique industry in a picturesque setting.

Hummingbirds are no strangers to the impacts of climate change. There are more than 360 hummingbird species in North and South America, with many listed as endangered or critically endangered by the ...

Aim-listed gold miner Hummingbird Resources’ subsidiary in Mali has reached an agreement with that country’s government regarding operational parameters for the Yanfolila gold mine.

In his research, Halter looked at two species of migrating hummingbirds, Calliope (Selasphorus calliope) and Rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus), at a site along the Mimbres River in New Mexico.