A defining characteristic of hummingbirds — at least for those of us in North America — is their teeny size. Birders put out sugar water feeders every year in the hopes of bringing in a jewel-colored ...

Hummingbirds are fascinating birds. They are the tiniest birds in the world. The smallest hummingbird is called a Bee Hummingbird and lives only in Cuba. Each tiny bird is only ...

Jessie Williamson, an assistant professor in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, takes a pollen sample from a northern giant hummingbird (Patagona peruviana) during research in Peru.

Hummingbirds are perhaps our best-loved birds, but there’s a lot that people don’t know about them. What kinds of hummingbirds are these? Do they migrate? What does their courtship look like? Right ...