Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Red-throated Hummingbird
- Scientific name: Lamprolaima rhami
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Apodiformes, Hummingbird family, Red-throated Hummingbird
Vital signs data
- Body length: 7.1-8.8 cm
- Weight: 2.8-5.6g
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
Distributed in Central America (located between North and South America, including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, etc.)
They breed in the summer and are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada.
Appearance
Male and female red-throated hummingbirds differ in appearance in several ways. Males are more brightly colored than females. Males have emerald green metallic feathers on their backs and metallic red feathers on their throats (this feather is called a "gorget"). Females are darker in color, with fewer green feathers on their backs, lack the red throat, and their throat and belly feathers are dark gray or white. Young red-throated hummingbirds of both sexes have plumage similar to adult females.
The red-throated hummingbird's flight feathers consist of 10 full-length primary feathers, 6 secondary feathers, and 10 straight feathers (the largest feathers used for flight). Red-throated hummingbirds are small birds, weighing between 0.1 and 0.2 ounces and measuring between 2.8 and 3.5 inches in length. Their wingspan is approximately 3.1 to 4.3 inches wide.
Detailed introduction
The Red-throated Hummingbird, scientifically known as *Lamprolaima rhami*, is a migratory bird native to the Americas, spending most of its winters in Florida, Mexico, and Central America. During its migration, it can cross the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, covering over 1,400 kilometers. During the spring migration, some hummingbirds can even fly 800 kilometers from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, without resting for at least 20 hours, a journey that helps them reach Florida and Louisiana in the United States.
Like all hummingbirds, the red-throated hummingbird has small feet, unsuitable for perching or hopping from branch to branch. For this reason, it uses flight as its primary mode of locomotion. They are excellent aerial acrobats, capable of hovering at wingbeat frequencies of up to 53 times per second. They can fly in straight lines, upwards, downwards, backwards, or hover in place.
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