Huitzilin — a “ray of the sun” — was the name given by the Aztecs to the hummingbird. Natives of the American continent, the iridescent colours of the 350 species of this bird has often fired the ...

That may sound surprising when you consider the mobility of these tiny buzz birds. With jet-like speed they can fly forward and backward, shoot directly up or dive rapidly and even hover in one place.

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds, weighing less than nickels do, and they just seem so, well, adorable. But the Aztecs had a rather different view of these birds You can save this article by ...

A true treasure of the Americas, hummingbirds are a diverse family of more than 340 species, only 17 of which are found north of Mexico. They are also keystone mutualists, nectar feeders that have ...

That may sound surprising when you consider the mobility of these tiny buzz birds. With jet-like speed they can fly forward and backward, shoot directly up or dive rapidly and even hover in one place.