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Mellisuga helenae
Sign in to saveAlso known as Helena hummingbird, zunzuncito, Bee Hummingbird
species of bird
Mellisuga helenae is a species of hummingbird found in Cuba that is notable for being the smallest bird species in the world. Its tiny size and unique characteristics make it an important subject for ornithological study and conservation efforts.
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Species
Near ThreatenedMellisuga helenae
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyTrochilidae
吸蜜蜂鳥（學名：Mellisuga helenae）是古巴及青年島的蜂鳥特有種。它們約重1.8克及長5厘米，是世界上最細小的鳥類。
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 119
- With media
- 54
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Collections
- MLZ, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CLO, CM
- Recorded in
- Cuba
Bird sounds
- call, song· Cuba· quality A
- call, song, display call· Cuba· quality A
- song· Cuba· quality A
- call, song· Cuba· quality B
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Mellisuga helenae
- Commons category
- Mellisuga helenae
- taxon common name
- beija-flor-abelha
- endemic to
- Cuba
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 21
- discoverer or inventor
- Juan Gundlach
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
The bee hummingbird, zunzuncito or Helena hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is a species of hummingbird, native to the island of Cuba in the Caribbean. It is the smallest known bird. The bee hummingbird feeds on flower nectar and insects.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mellisuga helenae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.