What is the Hummingbirds life cycle?

Answer 1

Per the Bird Nerder2 , if they make it through their first year of life, they can live three to eight years, averaging 5 years. Other variables include types of Hummingbird, living conditions, availability of food among others.

There is record of one living 12+ years. It was banded as an adult and recaptured 12 years later.

The Bird Nerder2 found the following on longevity records for the hummingbirds1 -this would be the longest observation of a hummingbird's life recorded by a scientist.

Magnificent Hummingbird 9 years 02 months

Bluey-throated Hummingbird 7 years 11 months

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9 years 01 months

Black-chinned Hummingbird 10 years 01 months

Costa's Hummingbird 9 years 02 months

Anna's Hummingbird 8 years 02 months

Broad-tailed Hummingbird 12 years 02 months

Rufous Hummingbird 8 years 11 months

Allen's Hummingbird 4 years 00 months

Calliope Hummingbird 6 years 01 months

Lucifer Hummingbird 4 years 01 months

Buff-bellied Hummingbird 8 years 06 months

Broad-billed Hummingbird 6 years 01 months

1. http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/homepage/long3930.htm

2. http://nerdbirder.com/wordpress/2009/04/17/how-long-do-hummingbirds-live/

Answer 2

A hummingbird's life cycle starts with an egg being laid in a nest by the female. The egg hatches into a chick, which the parents feed and care for until it fledges. The fledgling eventually becomes independent and may migrate to warmer climates for the winter before returning to its breeding grounds in the spring.

Answer 3

egg- baby-adult