''Hummingbirds'' is a large format, fine art book coffee table book about

hummingbirds 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 ...

written by John C. Arvin, with 212 illustrations of hummingbirds in their habitat, and published in 2016. The book is published by

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in the

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and

Felis Creations Felis Creations is a Bangalore, Karnataka-based film production company founded in 2006 by Sandesh Kadur. It produces factual programs for international broadcast. Felis Creations is also involved in wildlife documentation and conservation act ...

in India. The illustrations were painted by three wildlife artists: Sangeetha Kadur, Raul Andrade, and Vydhehi Kadur. Sangeetha Kadur from

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is the sister of the wildlife filmmaker

Sandesh Kadur Sandesh Kadur is an Indian wildlife film producer and Conservation photography, conservation photographer known for contributing to Planet Earth II, BBC Planet Earth II. In 2024, he was appointed to the National Geographic Society board of truste ...

. The first volume showcases the 127 species of hummingbirds found throughout

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, and the

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