This hummingbird migration is a remarkable phenomenon, with some species travelling up to 4,000 miles from Alaska to Mexico. One of the most recognizable species, the ruby-throated hummingbird ...

Some hummingbirds migrate across the Gulf of Mexico and can travel as much as 23 miles in a day. During the migration over the Gulf of Mexico, they can cover 500 miles at a time, according to ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds winter in Mexico and Central America. To get there from their North American breeding grounds some birds embark on a marathon, nonstop flight across the Gulf of Mexico.

Hummingbirds are small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 5,590 miles a year. Their journeys are ...

Mexico has more than 1,120 bird species, representing more than 10% of the world’s total number of bird species. Among those, the country is home to around 58 different species of hummingbirds ...

Lead researcher Shayne Halter said new research is an early step in better understanding how hummingbirds use their energy ...

Halter, a Ph.D. candidate at The University of New Mexico Department of Biology, investigates the rules for the maintenance of fat during migration in hummingbirds headed south in the fall through ...

Even our ducks and geese wimp out on migration when compared to the hummingbirds. In the eastern half of the country we only have one species of hummingbird. The ruby-throated hummingbird ...