Hummingbird in Costa Rica

More than 350 species of hummingbirds are known in the world. And they belong to the family of shear-shaped. You can meet them only in America, most often in the tropics of Central America. Costa Rica is just the heart of Central America and here you can always admire them. There are even whole excursions in Costa Rica to watch hummingbirds and Bird Watching birds.

In addition to the fact that the Hummingbird flaps its wings very quickly and looks beautiful, we will tell you some facts that you should know about this bird.

- Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world;
- For their size, hummingbirds have the largest hearts and largest brains of any animal in the world;
- They have no sense and smell;
- Hummingbird makes 60 wing beats per second;
- The heart of a bird makes from 500 to 1200 beats per minute;
- Hummingbirds live only in North, South and Central America;
- One bird processes from 2000 to 5000 flowers per day;
- Every day a hummingbird can drink twice as much nectar as it weighs itself;
- Their color is formed due to the refraction of light, and not because of the pigment;
- Average flight speed 75 km / h;
- The length of the hummingbird tongue is twice as long as the beak;
- In addition to nectar, hummingbirds eat insects for protein;
- Hummingbirds can't walk, they can only sit on a perch;
- Hummingbirds fly only 20% of the time;

On any of our tours, you are guaranteed to meet these beautiful birds, take pictures of them and make wonderful videos.