Meet The Tiniest Bird In The World – The Bee Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are familiar visitors to gardens during spring and summer, hovering in midair, dipping their long, tapered bills deep into the hearts of flowers.

Everything about the bee hummingbird's body works to keep this petite bird in the air. Their buzzing metabolism allows them to spend more time flying than any other hummingbird. Bee hummingbirds beat their tiny wings 200 times in the span of a second, out-flapping other hummingbirds who hover around 80 beats per second. This hard work requires that they eat their body weight in nectar and insects each day, darting through the air so quickly that they are able to visit up to 1,500 flowers in just 24 hours.