Are there any birds that can fly backwards?

Question

Are there any birds that can fly backwards?

Answer 1

Two, actually.  The hummingbird so it can back out of the flower and the wow-wow bird that prefers seeing where it's been rather than where it's going.  Both complain of high insurance rates.

Answer 2

The Hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards, and hover. Really they aren't flying backwards though. It is said that while they are hovering they push wind bursts from their wings and jolt themselves backwards. It makes it appear that they are flying backwords.

Answer 3

Hummingbird :)

Answer 4

Hummingbirds are the only known species of bird that can fly backwards.

Answer 5

hummingbirds

Answer 6

The Humming Bird.

Answer 7

A chicken can to over a short distance.

Answer 8

i dont know but my fella once hit a partridge by accident with his car, that flew backwards by quite a distance

Answer 9

the only bird that can is the hummingbird