Discipline:

Vertebrate Zoology  Search this

Region:

US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)  Search this

Sex:

Female

Object Type:

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality:

North America, United States, Maryland, Montgomery County

Collection Date:

1985

Description:

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Notes:

This is a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. The name hummingbird comes from the humming sound their wings make as they are flying. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward.

Number of objects in this record:

1

Record Last Modified:

8 Feb 2024

Topic:

Education & Outreach  Search this

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Aves, Apodiformes, Trochilidae, Trochilinae

Scientific Name:

Archilochus colubris

USNM Number:

EO64642

See more items in:

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373ead268-7f19-4dda-b561-ce38a048b294

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnheducation_10026143