Do hummingbirds use cool perches so they can fly in the heat?

By Donald R Powers, Elliot Shannon, and Nathaniel Shiiki

Backed by Donald R Powers, Joann Geurds, John Pollinger, Denise Neuschwamder, Kamil Narayan, Brad Grimsted, Beth ONeal, Renee Geck, Craig C Johnson, Madanmohan Rao, and 11 other backers

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

DOI: 10.18258/13281

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Study Species

Are three study species will be the blue-throated hummingbird (Lampornis clemenciae, ~8.3 g), the Rivoli’s hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens,~7.5 g), and the black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri, ~3.6 g). The blue-throated hummingbird is a territorial species and is the most dominant hummingbird at SWRS.

Rivoli's hummingbird is a trap-liner species that forages over a large area around the SWRS site.

Published on Apr 26, 2019
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