Appreciate the beauty and brilliance of Mexican hummingbirds with ranges beyond the United States. Plus, learn which one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Here are nine hummingbird species that will amaze you with ...

The Giant Hummingbird of western South America is not one species but two, according to an international group of researchers. The northern population stays in the high Andes year-round while the ...

The hummingbird study that Tom Smith and Chris Schneider are conducting in Ecuador is part of a much larger research program spanning three continents. Evolutionary biologists are fanning out and ...

Just because hummingbirds visit your flowers or feeders, doesn't mean there's a nest nearby. But there are several clues when ...

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

When researchers found a hummingbird with shiny gold feathers on its throat in Peru's Cordillera Azul National Park, they thought it was a newly discovered species. When researchers found a ...