Height / Weight / general size information?
Length: between 7.5 to 13 cm
Height: about 5 cm
Weight: about 2 g

An explanation of significant or unique physical characteristics?
The needle-like bill of a hummingbird is its most unique physical characteristic. The bill is extremely long and thin compared to the bird’s overall size, and it is used as a tube for the bird to lick nectar from flowers, sap wells and feeders with its long and agile tongue.
A hummingbird’s wings are long, narrow and tapered to give it better agility in the air. Even more important than wing shape, however, is its construction – the shoulder and elbow joints of the wing are very close to the body, which allows each wing to pivot and tilt.

How the animal breathes?
Hummingbird at rest breathes about 250 times per minute. Air enters the respiratory system through nostrils at the base of the bill and enters the small paired lungs.

How long the average animal of this species lives
3 to 5 years