Hummingbirds

What is the smallest bird on Earth?

• The ant hummingbird

• The wasp hummingbird

• The bee hummingbird

• The green hummingbird

How long is the smallest bird on earth?

• four inches long

• three inches long

• two centimeters long

• two inches long

How much does the smallest hummingbird in the world weigh?

• Less than a dime

• More than a penny

• Less than a penny

• Less than a nickel

What do hummingbirds drink from flowers?

• seeds

• pollen

• sweet nectar

• leaves

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True or False:

A typical hummingbird will visit hundreds of flowers every day, drinking more than its own weight in nectar.

• True

• False

What gives hummingbirds a lot of energy?

• leaves

• sugar from seeds

• sugar from nectar

• dirt

True or False:

Hummingbirds are attracted to red flowers

• True

• False

Like many birds, the ruby-throated hummingbird migrates.

What does the word migrate mean?

• This means it spends all the year in one place

• This means it spends part of the year in one place and part of the year in another place.

• his means it spends part of the year in its nest and part of the year out of its nest.

True or false:

This tiny bird, which is shorter than your finger, doesn't travel just a few miles. It travels all the way across the Gulf of Mexico-500 miles-without stopping! From there, it may continue south through Mexico to Costa Rica and beyond.

• True

• False

What is the only bird that can fly backwards?

• Crow

• Pigeon

• Falcons

• Hummingbirds