A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy. Baby White-necked jacobins (Florisuga mellivora) in Panama seem to pretend ...

A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.

In a cute first, a curious observation led to a sweet and thrilling discovery of a caterpillar-like hummingbird with hairs that can even hurt humans if touched! Jay Falk, a U.S. National Science ...

Some science discoveries take years. Other just take one curious observation, and as Jay Falk, a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Fellow working at the University of Colorado - ...

Three hummingbirds were recently brought into SPCA Monterey County. The agency said every year, it cares for hundreds of nestlings. The birds are often orphaned when people trimming trees cut down ...

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

Catching sight of a tiny, colorful hummingbird can be a truly magnificent spectacle. Named after the noise their wings make during flight, hummingbirds can frequently be seen hovering over flowers and ...

Bill shape affects how efficiently a hummingbird feeds and how it competes with other hummingbirds. Because of humans, they ...

The Giant Hummingbird of western South America is not one species but two, according to an international group of researchers. The northern population stays in the high Andes year-round while the ...

Several hummingbird species have been spotted throughout California in recent weeks, according to an online map, revealing which of these tiny birds may be headed to your gardens and feeders. Birders ...

The great North American eclipse is behind us, flowers in the northern states are starting to bloom and all the signs of spring are here. That means hummingbirds are on the move. Known for their long, ...