North American scissor-tailed hummingbird (SciiFii)

The North American scissor-tailed hummingbird (Trochilus auratus) is a species of hummingbird, most closely related to the red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus), that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across mainland North America to help boost biodiversity. North American scissor-tailed hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue or catch small insects on the wing. This species sometimes consumes tree sap. The next-to-outermost rectrices of the male are 15–18 centimetres (6–7 inches) long, far longer than its bearer's body. Females lack the elongated rectrices, and are largely white below. Adult males in flight produce a distinctive whirring flight sound. The whirring is synchronised with the wingbeats and the eighth primary feather bends with each downstroke, creating a gap that produces the fluttering sound. Bird sound other than via vocal organs is referred to as sonation. The female raises the young without the assistance of the male. The female bird builds a nest in a shrub or tree, in vines, or attached to wires or other artificial substrates. The round, 3.8-to-5.1-centimetre (1.5 to 2.0 inches) diameter nest is constructed of plant fibers, downy feathers and animal hair; the exterior is camouflaged with chips of lichen, plant debris, and occasionally urban detritus such as paint chips and cigarette paper. The nest materials are bound together with spider silk. They are known to nest as early as mid-December and as late as June, depending on geographic location and climatic conditions. Unlike most northern temperate hummingbirds, the male North American scissor-tailed hummingbird sings during courtship. The conservation status of the North American scissor-tailed hummingbird is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the North American scissor-tailed hummingbird's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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