Hummingbirds drink up to two times their body weight per day. As they move from plant to plant, they carry pollen.

Threats to hummingbirds are habitat loss, climate change, and invasive plant species.

Hummingbirds play a crucial role in the pollination of many different flower types. Many flowers have even evolved specific characteristics to entice hummingbirds to help floral reproduction.

Because hummingbirds feed frequently, they are ideal pollinators for many flowers.

The more nectar a bloom produces, the more hummingbirds it can feed, and the more often the birds can visit, therefore increasing the chances of successful pollination.

Because these birds feed about five to eight times per hour and may visit dozens or hundreds of different flowers daily, there is ample opportunity for a single bird to pollinate multiple flowers by any of these methods: simple distribution, bill transfer, or head transfer.