Anyone know how long a hummingbird’s tongue is? Well, it’s usually as long as its beak, which can be from anywhere as short as .315 inches to as long as 4 inches; female hummingbirds have longer beaks than males, and ruby-throated female beaks are usually between .6 and .8 of an inch. Here are more fun facts about hummingbird tongues from Hummingbirdsinfo.com:
• The Hummer’s tongue is lined with lamellae which are a fringe of hair-like extension
• Once the tongue is retracted, it coils back into their head around the skull and eyes.
• Hummers can sip nectars with their tongue 12 to 18 times in a second.
• New discoveries have shown that the hummingbird’s tongue is a fluid trap and not a capillary tube
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