Here are some of the great Hummingbird
photo's from Dan's book.

Wing beat frequencies were calibrated from pressure wave recordings collected by Dan and Diane True and translated into graph form via oscilloscope by Larry Harrah at Spectroscopy Services Lab , Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Longevity and migration records are from the Bird Banding Laboratory, Laural, Maryland,

and Ellie Womack, Grove, Oklahoma

©Dan True Male Allen's Species Population Estimate 530,000 Wing beat 53 per second Longevity record: 9 years 2 months. Migration record 85 miles.	©Dan True Female Allen's Wing beat 50 per second. Longevity record: 4 years. Migration record 504 miles.
©Dan True Male Anna's Species Population Estimate 1500,000 Wing beat: 47 per second. Longevity record: 6 years 4 months. Migration record: 438 miles.	©Dan True Female Anna's Wing beat: 41 per second. Longevity record: 6 years 2 months. Migration record: 228 miles.
©Dan True Male Bahama Woodstar Wing beat: 58 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female Bahama Woodstar Wing beat: 48 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Berylline Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: 34 per second. Longevity record: No record. Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female Berylline Wing beat: 36 per second. Longevity record No data. Migration record: 46 miles.
©Dan True Male Black-Chinned Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: 57 per second. Longevity record: 7 years. Migration record: 917 miles.	©Dan True Female Black-Chinned Wing beat: 47 per second. Longevity record: 9 years 2 months. Migration record: 1009 miles.
©Ed Brown Male Blue-Throated Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: No data Longevity record: No data. Migration record: 68 miles.	©Dan True Female Blue-Throated Wing beat: 25 per second. Longevity record: 6 years 11 months. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Broad-Billed Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: 29 per second. Longevity record: 9 years 1 month Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female Broad-Billed Wing beat: 32 Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Broad-Tailed Species Population Estimate 3800,000 Wing beat: 34 per second. Longevity record: 7 years Migration record: 431 miles.	©Dan True Female Broad-Tailed Wing beat: 37. Longevity record: 13 years Migration record: 410 miles.
©Robert Sutton Male Buff-Bellied Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: 29 per second. Longevity record: 9 years 7 months. Migration record: 15 miles (sex unknown).	©Dan True Female Buff-Bellied Wing beat: No data. Longevity record: 4 years 10 months. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Calliope Species Population Estimate 1000,000 Wing beat: "estimated" 53 per second Longevity record: 8 years 11 months. Migration record: 813 miles.	©Dan True Female Calliope Wing beat: "estimated" 50 per second. Longevity record: 4 years 11 months. Migration record: 813 miles.
©Dan True Male Costa's Species Population Estimate 3600,000 Wing beat: No data Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female Costa's Wing beat: No data Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Cuban Emereld Wing beat: 33 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female Cuban Emerald Wing beat: 33 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.
Male Green Brested Mango "In progress"	Female Green Brested Mango "In progress"
Male Violet-Eared "In progress"	Female Violet-Eared "In progress"
©Dan True Male Lucifer Species Population Estimate 200,000 Wing beat: 64 per second. Longevity record: 4 years 1 month. Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female Lucifer Wing beat: 48 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Magnificent Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: 24 per second. Longevity record: 9 years 2 month. Migration record: 164 miles.	©Dan True Female Magnificent Wing beat: 27 per second. Longevity record: 7 years 1 month. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Plain Capped Starthroat Picture taken September 18, 2002 "In Progress"	Female Plain Capped Starthroat "In Progress"
©Dan True Male Ruby-Throated (with pollen on his head) Species Population Estimate 7300,000 Wing beat: 55 per second. Longevity record: 7 years 1 month. Migration distance record: 1119 miles.	©Dan True Female Ruby-Throated Wing beat: 40 per second. Longevity record: 10 years 2 months. Migration record: 843 miles.
©Dan True Male Rufous Species Population Estimate 6500,000 Wing beat: 61 per second. Longevity: 5 years 11 months. Migration distance record: 2041 miles.	©Dan True Female Rufous Wing beat: 51 per second. Longevity record: 8 years 1 month. Migration record: 1733 miles.
©Dan True Male Violet-Crowned Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: 34 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: 3 miles	©Dan True Female Violet-Crowned Wing beat: 39 per second. Lonngevity record: No data. Migration distance record: No data.
©Dan True Male Green Violet Ear Wing beat: 26 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female Green Violet Ear Wing beat: 29 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male White-Eared Species Population Estimate 2000,000 Wing beat: 33 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.	©Dan True Female White-Eared Wing beat: 33 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data.
©Dan True Male Xanthus Wing beat: 32 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data	©Dan True Female Xanthus Wing beat: 42 per second. Longevity record: No data. Migration record: No data

 

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