Q: How fast does a hummingbird fly?
A: There are at least 330 species of hummingbirds and they are found only in the Americas, mostly in Central and South America. The smallest hummingbirds are the size of large insects. The worldâ??s most diminutive bird, in fact, is the male bee hummingbird of Cuba, which is 2 inches long and weighs less than 2 grams.
Wisconsinâ??s ruby-throated hummingbird, the only kind that makes its home here, is known to beat its wings up to 200 times per second. But the non-hovering flight speed of the small birds, according to UW-Madison zoology professor and hummingbird expert Robert Beiweiss, depends on the species and their foraging strategies.