Bee Hummingbird Conservation status: Lower Risk (nt)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Trochiliformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Mellisuga Species: helenae
Binomial name
Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850)

The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is a hummingbird, and possibly the smallest of all birds. It can be found in Cuba (where it is called the zunzún) and the Island of Pines. It weighs approximately 1.8 grams, less than a penny.

External link

• BirdLife Species Factsheet (http://www.birdlife.net/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2101&m=0)