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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds

Jon Dunn

An acclaimed natural history writer follows the trail of the remarkable hummingbird all over the world. Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable species. For centuries, they have been revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors, and admired worldwide for their unsurpassed metallic plumage and immense character. Yet they exist on a knife-edge, fighting for survival in boreal woodlands, dripping cloud forests, and subpolar islands. They are, perhaps, the ultimate embodiment of evolution's power to carve a niche for a delicate creature in even the harshest of places. Traveling the full length of the hummingbirds' range, from the cusp of the Arctic Circle to near-Antarctic islands, acclaimed nature writer Jon Dunn encounters birders, scientists, and storytellers in his quest to find these beguiling creatures, immersing us in the world of one of Earth's most charismatic bird families.

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · high confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentGoogle Books: Nature -> Nature & EnvironmentTopic Classifier: Indigenous History -> American HistoryIndigenous HistoryNatural History & AnimalsScience & DiscoveryEnvironment, Conservation & Pollution

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2022LonglistOfficial source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Arctic Circle55%
    • Antarctic islands45%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

    This suggestion did not meet the normal display threshold and is more likely to be wrong.

    Hummingbirds’ survival depends on evolution’s ability to carve niches for delicate species even in harsh environments.

    Model confidence 45%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 66%.