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Bee Hummingbird - Definition

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 zunzĂșn) and the Island of Pines. It weighs approximately 1.8 grams, less than a penny.

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