FEATURE


things to know about the world of hummingbirds!


By now the hummingbirds have settled in quite well and the breeding season has already started. At this moment one female is busy building her nest, while another one is incubating its eggs. And one chick already hatched in Mid-May in the nest of our most ‘hard-working’ female which cares very well for its offspring! The staff of Weltvogelpark is very happy and is now looking forward to more tiny hummingbird chicks during this breeding season.


‘Kolibri-Haus’ beneath the breeding centre. New educational signs and short movies can be seen, but visitors can also closely observe the birds in enclosures especially designed to resemble the hummingbird’s natural habitat. Visitors with enough patience and good observation skills are able to see a hummingbird in action at a feeding tube, using its unique flight manoeuvres. Live-Images of the breeding centre which is located above the heads of our visitors show females building their nest or caring for eggs and young when they are breeding. A ranger is always present in the house to answer questions and tell our visitors anecdotes and important


Reference: - del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. eds (1999). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.


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