| Q |
I am doing a project on hummingbirds and would like to know what makes a hummingbird hum and is this how it got it's name... I am only in grade four... --Beebop |
| A | The noise hummingbirds make when they fly is cause by the rapid beating of
their wings. All of them make a humming sound, but some of them do it louder than others.
The loudest hum of a North American hummingbird comes from the wings of the male
Broad-tailed Hummingbird. The second loudest hum is made by a Rufous Hummingbird. It is this buzzy wing noise that gives hummingbirds their name. Good luck on your project! -- Larry & Terrie |
