While doing so, their wings beat fast enough to produce a humming sound. The unique wing structure of hummingbirds means that they are able to hover. There are around 360 hummingbird species. It uses its long bill and extendable tongue to obtain nectar from flowers. Xantus’ hummingbird is mainly green in color, and has black cheeks and a bright white stripe behind each eye. Like several species in this list of animals that start with X, Xantus’ hummingbird was named after John Xantus de Vesey, a Hungarian zoologist. Xantus’ hummingbird is a mid-sized hummingbird found only in Baja California, (a state in north-west Mexico). Xantus’ Hummingbird Photo: Ron Knight It belongs to the family Haemulidae, a group of fish also known as “grunts” on behalf of the sounds they make by grinding their teeth. The Xanthic sargo is a fish found on the Pacific coasts of the United States and Mexico.
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