[trochilidae] was woken one day by the dreaded Clacking Clanking Scraping Sound, or CCSS, and knew that something had to be done. [trochilidae] reports that usually, the CCSS is due to the child ...

Once you've planted a garden full of beautiful flowers, it feels like it should be inevitable that hummingbirds flock to your ...

These diminutive creatures belong to the family Trochilidae and are found exclusively in the Americas, from Alaska to Tierra ...

About 14cm (5.5in) long, the Ecuadorean hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) emits the sound to mark its territory and during courtship rituals. Experts say they produce a song with a fundamental ...