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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 12, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The hummingbirds adipostat: can a simple rule explain torpor frequency and duration in hummingbirds? | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The flight of the hummingbird. | Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings B - Hummingbirds rapidly respond to the removal of visible light and control a sequence of rate-commanded escape manoeuvres in milliseconds. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Hummingbird foraging preferences during extreme heat events. | Jul 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Hummingbirds. | Jun 06, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Jan 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The hummingbirds adipostat: can a simple rule explain torpor frequency and duration in hummingbirds? | Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: USDA Forest Service - Maintaining and Improving Habitat for Hummingbirds in the Eastern United States. | Oct 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Communications Biology - Hummingbird plumage color diversity exceeds the known gamut of all other birds. | Sep 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Audubon Society - Scientists Discover World�s Largest Hummingbird Hiding in Plain Sight. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Hummingbirds. | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - 36 Fun Facts About Hummingbirds. | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Horticulture - Hummingbirds in the Garden. | May 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal diversity Web - Hummingbird. | Sep 01, 2022 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Mar 26, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 26, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine - Hummingbird Health and Conservation Program - Hummingbird Information. | Apr 27, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science Kids - Hummingbirds � The World�s Smallest Birds. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Hummingbird Facts for Kids. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Photo of the Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) added. | Feb 06, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Hummingbird. | Mar 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian�s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute - Hummingbirds. | Mar 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Hummingbird. | Dec 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Hummingbird. | Mar 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Defenders of Wildlife - Hummingbird. | Aug 20, 2012 | ||
| Added information on Allen's and broad-tailed hummingbirds. | Nov 25, 2009 | ||
| Added images of ruby-throated, Allen's, and broad-tailed hummingbirds. | Nov 25, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Hummingbird. | Apr 14, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: World of Hummingbirds .com - Hummingbird Behavior. | May 27, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians - Biography of Art Blakey. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Hummingbird. | Feb 27, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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