Rainforests Of Australia

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Rainforests Of Australia
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Humming Bird
Hummingbirds are tiny birds that can fly forwards
and also hover in mid-air. They are called
hummingbirds because when they fly, their wings
often make a humming sound. Their tiny wings beat
about 55 to 75 times each second! The average
life span of a hummingbird is 3 years. Many
hummingbirds migrate to find food during the cold
winter. Hummingbirds are native to the Americas.
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Diet
Hummingbirds sip sweet nectar from flowers and
eat some tiny bugs. They use their long tongue
to lap up nectar.
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Predators

• Many animals prey upon hummingbirds, including
  many other birds, like orioles, roadrunners,
  hawks, and flycatchers. Hummingbirds can also die
  when they are caught in spider webs.

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Nest and eggs

• Hummingbirds make their tiny nests from lichens,
  spider webs, and plant down (fluffy seed
  coverings).

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Anatomy

• The biggest hummingbird is the Giant
  Hummingbird of South America it weighs 20 grams.
  The smallest hummingbird (and also the smallest
  bird) is the Bee Hummingbird, which is about the
  size of a bee!

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levels

• EMERGENTS Giant trees that are much higher than
  the average canopy height. It houses many birds
  and insects.
• CANOPY The upper parts of the trees. This leafy
  environment is full of life in a tropical
  rainforest and includes insects, birds,
  reptiles, mammals, and more.
• UNDERSTORY A dark, cool environment under the
  leaves but over the ground.
• FOREST FLOOR Teeming with animal life,
  especially insects. The largest animals in the
  rainforest
• Generally live here

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Plants

• . Lianas Lianas are climbing woody vines that
  drape rainforest trees. They have adapted to life
  in the rainforest by having their roots in the
  ground and climbing high into the tree canopy to
  reach available sunlight.  Many lianas start life
  in the rainforest canopy and send roots down to
  the ground.
• Epiphytes Epiphytes are plants that live on the
  surface of other plants, especially the trunk and
  branches. They grow on trees to take advantage of
  the sunlight in the canopy. Most are orchids,
  bromeliads, ferns, and Philodendron relatives.
  Tiny plants called epiphylls, mostly mosses,
  liverworts and lichens, live on the surface of
  leaves. 

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Lianas

• Lianas are climbing woody vines that drape
  rainforest trees. They have adapted to life in
  the rainforest by having their roots in the
  ground and climbing high into the tree canopy to
  reach available sunlight.  Many lianas start life
  in the rainforest canopy and send roots down to
  the ground.