Many factors are constantly regulated and the room is kept as sterile as possible, as pathogens can be a very serious danger to the birds. The temperature as well as daylight are artificially controlled, the water used is specially filtered and a sprinkling system especially adapted to the needs of the hummingbirds regulates the air humidity.


centre at Weltvogelpark Walsrode. In general, hummingbirds are known to be difficult to keep and breed – thus they are not found in most zoo collections. At the moment we now house the Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia), which prefers habitats with scrub, xerophytic steppe, thorn forest and desert areas and is also common in habitations, even in


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parks and gardens within cities. The females strongly resemble the males in their appearance. Like the Amazilia Hummingbird, the Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) can be found in the west of South America, where it inhabits Andean regions in heights of up to 3800 m. The females are similar to the males, but the male has a remarkably 10 to 12 cm long, forked


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