Editing Hummingbird (section)

=== Superficially similar species ===
Some species of [[sunbird]]s {{mdash}} an [[Old World]] group restricted in distribution to [[Eurasia]], Africa, and Australia {{mdash}} resemble hummingbirds in appearance and behavior,<ref name=white/> but are not related to hummingbirds, as their resemblance is due to [[convergent evolution]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Prinzinger |first1=R. |last2=Schafer|first2=T.|last3= Schuchmann|first3= K.L. |year=1992 |title=Energy metabolism, respiratory quotient and breathing parameters in two convergent small bird species : the fork-tailed sunbird ''Aethopyga christinae'' (Nectariniidae) and the chilean hummingbird ''Sephanoides sephanoides'' (Trochilidae) |journal=Journal of Thermal Biology |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=71–79 |doi=10.1016/0306-4565(92)90001-V|bibcode=1992JTBio..17...71P }}</ref>

The [[Hemaris|hummingbird moth]] has flying and feeding characteristics similar to those of a hummingbird.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Beatriz|last=Moisset |date=2022 |title=Hummingbird moth (Hemaris spp.) |url=https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/hummingbird_moth.shtml |access-date=2 August 2022 |publisher=Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture}}</ref> Hummingbirds may be mistaken for [[hummingbird hawk-moth]]s, which are large, flying insects with hovering capabilities, and exist only in Eurasia.<ref name="white">{{cite web|last=White|first=Richard |title=Hummingbird hawk moth, hummingbird and sunbird |url=https://besgroup.org/2015/09/19/hummingbird-hawk-moth-hummingbird-and-sunbird/ |publisher=Bird Ecology Study Group |access-date=8 March 2023 |date=19 September 2015}}</ref>