Bill shape affects how efficiently a hummingbird feeds and how it competes with other hummingbirds. Because of humans, they ...

The long, thin bills of hummingbirds are one of their most distinct features. Their bills aren't just for looking pretty-they are tools that developed to have multiple uses over thousands of years. A ...

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 ...

The bill of the hummingbird is a wondrous tool. It has many uses and is crucial to the hummer's survival. Slender and pointed, straight or curved, it is especially adapted for probing flowers and ...

Hummingbird bills — their long, thin beaks — look a little like drinking straws. The frenetic speed at which they get nectar out of flowers and backyard feeders may give the impression that the bills ...