Hummingbirds’ tongues appear clear because they are made of keratin and are very thin. They drink nectar at extremely quick speeds, roughly 20 licks per second. They have forked tongues to increase ...

Photographer Ryan Wilkes captured a hummingbird from a perspective that’s typically unseen. This slow-motion close-up of a hummingbird’s tongue displays its uniqueness and versatility. In the same way ...

Sunbirds drink nectar using tongue-powered suction, a feeding method that has never been seen never before in a vertebrate.

Hummingbird bills -- their long, thin beaks -- look a little like drinking straws. But new research shows just how little water, or nectar, that comparison holds. Scientists have discovered that the ...

Hummingbirds are mysteriously efficient feeders—and in this video we finally see why. Not only are they precise fliers, they’re precise and creative lickers. Watch a hummingbird’s tongue at work.

This National Hummingbird Day, learn the buzz about these bizarre and beautiful birds Megan Kalomiris Hummingbirds play an important role in the pollination of many flowers, and they receive nectar ...

A Rufous hummingbird. Credit: Wendy Miller/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Rufous hummingbird has a reputation as one of the continent’s most tenacious birds of its size. Weighing less than a nickel and ...

Hummingbirds are famous for many things: their speed, how fast they can flap their wings, their gorgeous iridescent feathers, and their tiny stature. But one commonly overlooked feature is their ...