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They can be found as far south as Chile and as far north as Alaska, but South America is the home of the majority of hummingbirds. Most hummingbirds thrive in forested and wooded areas where there are plenty of flowers, as well as grasslands and meadows.
Map. Hummingbirds of the World. Hummingbirds are found only in the Western Hemisphere, with almost half the species living in the "equatorial belt" between 10 degrees north and south of the equator. According to the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU), the hummingbird family has 366 species and 112 genera, mostly south of the United ...
Hummingbirds are found only in the Western Hemisphere, with almost half the species living in the "equatorial belt" between 10 degrees north and south of the equator. The hummingbird family has 366 species and 112 genera, mostly south of the United States.
Most hummingbirds live in the Amazonia-Central America tropical rainforest belt, where seasonal temperature changes and food sources are relatively constant, obviating the need to migrate. [169]
Where Do Hummingbirds Live? The almost 340 species of hummingbirds are entirely restricted to the New World, where they can be found from Tierra Del Fuego to southern Alaska and from below sea level deserts to steamy tropical forests at elevations of up to 16,000 feet in the Andes of South America.
There are about 340 species of hummingbirds, and these are entirely confined to the New World. From the high altitude Andes of South America to below sea level deserts and tropical forests, and from Tierra Del Fuego to southern Alaska, hummingbirds can be found everywhere.
As the Half-Earth Map dramatically shows by rotating the globe, hummingbirds only live in North, Central, and South America! Perhaps you noticed that Amazonian in South America, as well as parts of Central America, are particularly rich in Hummingbird species.
