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Bird ยท Temperate forest
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Meet the animal
Life as a ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbirds visit flowers across eastern North America and migrate to Central America.
Amazing adaptation
Built to survive
Rapid wingbeats allow hovering, and a long tongue gathers nectar deep inside flowers.
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Surprising fact
They can fly backwards as well as forwards.