hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the Family (biology), biological family Trochilidae. With approximately 366 species and 113 genus, genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but most species are found in Cen ...

is a member of a family (Trochilidae) of very small birds. Hummingbird or Humming bird may also refer to:

Music

The Hummingbirds The Hummingbirds were an Australian indie pop and jangle pop band from Sydney, who formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly regarded outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were ...

, an Australian jangle pop band *

Gibson Hummingbird The Gibson Hummingbird is an acoustic guitar model/series produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Unlike the other flat-top Gibson acoustics, the Hummingbird was Gibson's first square-shoulder dreadnought, similar to the dreadnoughts produced ...

, an acoustic guitar * Humming Bird Records, a record label *

Hummingbird (band) Hummingbird were a British rock band, formed in 1974 by Bobby Tench of The Jeff Beck Group. The band recorded three albums which were released by A&M Records in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe and employed Ian Samwell ...

, a late 1970s British rock band

Albums

* ''Hummingbird'' (Rick Wakeman and Dave Cousins album), a 2002 album *''Hummingbird'', a 2005 album by Jessica Robinson * ''Hummingbird'' (Local Natives album), a 2013 album * ''Humming Bird'' (Paul Gonsalves album), 1970 * ''Hummingbird'' (Black Party album), 2022 * ''Hummingbird'' (Carly Pearce album), 2024

Songs

*''Hummingbird'', a 2001 single by

Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists. The name Merzbow comes from the German dada a ...

* "Hummingbird" (1955 song), a 1955 pop song * "Hummingbird" (Metro Boomin and James Blake song), 2023 * "Hummingbird" (Seals and Crofts song), 1972 *"Hummingbird", a song by Jimmy Page from the 1988 album '' Outrider,'' written and composed by Leon Russell * "Hummingbird" (Restless Heart song), covered by Ricky Skaggs *"Hummingbirds", a single by Venus Hum from the 2001 album ''

Venus Hum Venus Hum is an electronic pop music group from Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of vocalist Annette Strean and multi-instrumentalists Kip Kubin and Tony Miracle. Miracle has a rare heart condition which results in perpetually hearing his own ...

'' *"Hummingbird", a song by Wilco on the 2004 album ''

A Ghost Is Born ''A Ghost Is Born'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Wilco, released on June 22, 2004, by Nonesuch Records. It features singer Jeff Tweedy on lead guitar more than any previous Wilco album. The band streamed the album online ...

'' *"Hummingbird", a single by Born Ruffians from the 2008 album ''

Red, Yellow & Blue ''Red, Yellow & Blue'' is the debut album by the indie-rock band Born Ruffians. It was released on March 4, 2008, in the United States and Canada and May 26 in the UK/Europe. "Hummingbird" was the first single off the album, followed by "Foxes M ...

'' *"Hummingbird", a song by Cheryl on her 2010 album ''

Messy Little Raindrops ''Messy Little Raindrops'' is the second studio album by English singer Cheryl Cole, released on 29 October 2010 by Fascination Records. The project is the follow-up to Cole's multi-platinum debut solo album '' 3 Words'' (2009), following seven ...

'' *"Humming Bird", a song by Indica on their 2014 album '' Shine''

Transportation

Boeing A160 Hummingbird The Boeing A160 Hummingbird (military designation: YMQ-18A) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopter. Its design incorporates many new technologies never before used in helicopters, allowing for greater endurance and altitude than any helic ...

, a pilotless helicopter *

de Havilland Humming Bird The de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird is a British single-seat, single-engine, low-wing monoplane light aircraft first flown in the 1920s. Design and development In response to the ''Daily Mail'' Light Aeroplane Competition of 1923, de Havillan ...

, a 1920s ultralight monoplane *

Gemini Hummingbird The Gemini Hummingbird is a family of American single-seat, twin-engined ultralight aircraft. Designed in 1979 and introduced in 1980, the Hummingbird was created by Ed Sweeney and produced by Gemini International. The aircraft was supplied eith ...

, ultralight aircraft *

Humming Bird (train) The ''Humming Bird'' was a named train of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N). The train, inaugurated in 1946, originally ran from Cincinnati, Ohio, to New Orleans, Louisiana, via Louisville, Nashville, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile ...

, of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad *

Hummingbird Highway The Hummingbird Highway is one of the four major highways in Belize. It connects the George Price Highway outside of Belmopan, Cayo District to the Southern Highway outside of Dangriga, Stann Creek District. It partially follows, and sometimes us ...

in Belize *

Lockheed XV-4 Hummingbird The Lockheed XV-4 Hummingbird (originally designated VZ-10) was a United States Army, U.S. Army project to demonstrate the feasibility of using VTOL for a surveillance aircraft carrying target-acquisition and sensory equipment.

, an experimental vertical takeoff jet airplane *

Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B The Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B is an American, tandem two seat, mid-wing motor glider that was developed by Nelson Aircraft after discontinuing the Nelson Dragonfly.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 123. Soaring S ...

motorglider *

Vertical Hummingbird The Vertical Hummingbird is an American helicopter, produced by Vertical Aviation Technologies of Sanford, Florida that was introduced in 1991. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al ...

, a kit helicopter * Bersey Electric Cab, late 1890s taxi named for its humming sound

Technology

Hummingbird Processor The Samsung Exynos (stylized as SΛMSUNG Exynos), formerly Hummingbird (), is a series of Arm-based system-on-chips developed by Samsung Electronics' System LSI division and manufactured by Samsung Foundry. It is a continuation of Samsung's ea ...

, a mobile processor from Samsung * Hummingbird Ltd., a subsidiary of Open Text which produces the Exceed software product *

Google Hummingbird Hummingbird is the codename given to a significant algorithm change in Google Search in 2013. Its name was derived from the speed and accuracy of the hummingbird. The change was announced on September 26, 2013, having already been in use for a mo ...

, a search engine algorithm used by Google *''See also'' Hummingbad, a type of malware for Android phones and tablets

Media

* ''Hummingbird'' (film), a 2013 film starring Jason Statham *'' The Humming Bird'', a 1924 American silent crime drama film *'' The Humming Bird, or Herald of Taste,'' the first American women's magazine edited by a woman *

Hummingbird (comics) Hummingbird (María Aracely Penalba) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She made her debut in the 2012 ''Scarlet Spider'' comic book series written by Christopher Yost. The character is depicted a ...

, the codename of Aracely Penalba, a Marvel Comics character *'' The Hummingbird'', a 2019 novel by Sandro Veronesi * ''The Hummingbird'' (2022 film), a film adaptation of the 2019 novel * The Hummingbird Project, a 2018 film

Other

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Macroglossum stellatarum The hummingbird hawk-moth (''Macroglossum stellatarum'') is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their ...

'', the hummingbird Hawk-moth *

Idol Defense Force Hummingbird is a two-volume Japanese light novel series written by Hitoshi Yoshioka that tells the very offbeat tale of five idol singer/fighter pilot sisters. It was adapted into an anime series consisting of four OVA episodes that ran from 1993 to 1995 ...

, a 1993 four-episode OVA anime series * Hummingbirds (book), 2016 book * Hummingbird cake, a Jamaican banana-pineapple spice cake *The Hummingbird, a nightclub in Birmingham, England, now known as

Forum Birmingham Forum Birmingham is a music venue located in Dale End, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Venue Live music at the venue dates back to 1967 when it first opened as the Top Rank Ballroom. It originally closed in August 1974, but reopened in ...

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