<species info> Bee Humming Bird Mellisuga helenae

[Cynthia & Percy]

Species information on the Bee Humming Bird


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San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Hummingbird

Get fun and interesting hummingbird facts in an easy-to-read style from the San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes. Buy tickets online and plan a visit to the Zoo or Safari Park. Enjoy games, animal cams and videos, and online shopping.

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Bee hummingbird videos, photos and facts - Mellisuga helenae

Learn more about the Bee hummingbird - with amazing Bee hummingbird videos, photos and facts on Arkive

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Get to Know the Bee Hummingbird, the World’s Smallest Bird

Only found in Cuba, these birds lay their eggs in nests the size of a quarter.

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Absurd Creature of the Week: The World's Tiniest Bird Weighs Less Than a Dime

Cuba is home to the smallest bird in the world: the bee hummingbird, which weighs a mere 1/15 of an ounce.

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[Cynthia & Percy]

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I have looked more at some spnish sites and found out that its wings beat more then 80 times a second and it is the only bird that can fly backward

 

[TITANIS]

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Thanks Cynthia for the information on this species.

 

[waterfaller1]

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Oh my goodness. That has to be the most adorable little bird.The video is awesome. I love the way she gapes her beak and her little feet just hang there.
Thanks so much for sharing

 

[waterfaller1]

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Wow..wish I could go here!
San Diego Zoo - Discovery Outpost - Hummingbird House

 

[Kristy]

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300 kinds of Hummingbirds!

Who knew??

I think they are a most fantastic bird.

 

[TITANIS]

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Few people have seen just how minuscule these birds truly are. They are really the size of bees. Some insects are larger!

 

[waterfaller1]

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OH WOW..LOL I had no idea. That picture is awesome!! Do you have a bigger version please??

 

[TITANIS]

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OH WOW..LOL I had no idea. That picture is awesome!! Do you have a bigger version please??

I don't have a bigger version but will see if I can find something bigger that relates the actual size of these birds. There are larger pictures of the bird in the wild, but it's much harder to get an idea of its true size when it's in the air or perched on a twig. The video was great because we got to see caterpillars and some of them were larger than the bird...

 

[waterfaller1]

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Crud..I want him on the PENCIL! Thanks Titanis, you make my day often.

 

[Kristy]

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He may be mistaken for a bug at that size (poor bird).

I am guessing down in FL bugs are bigger than him.

 

[GG.]

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OH WOW..LOL I had no idea. That picture is awesome!! Do you have a bigger version please??

i have looked and looked for a bigger version of the pencil pic prior to it being posted here to no avail

they are tiny!

 

[GG.]

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He may be mistaken for a bug at that size (poor bird).

I am guessing down in FL bugs are bigger than him.

yep, some of those southern 'palmetto bugs' are bigger than that

and we have moths here the size of regular hummingbirds

 

[waterfaller1]

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Yes maam..we have roaches bigger than him called Palmetto bugs.
He is adorable I only recently saw my first hummer in person, and it was very brief. I have friends who have said they get them all the time, just not when I am over...

 

[waterfaller1]

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*SNAP*

 

[Kristy]

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Carole does that neighbor with the yard get Hummingbirds??

GG, your bugs scare me. lol

 

[waterfaller1]

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Oh I am sure of it, she has the small flowers they like, plus so close to the woodsy area. My friend out in Geneva sees them the most{BFE} she even had a painted bunting at her feeder not long ago. Her yard is outrageously beautiful. She has a 3500 gal pond that she and her hubby built for a rescued softshell turtle.

 

[Kristy]

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Well your neighbor has a beautiful yard. Then the other friend has 3500 gallon pond! Dang they are good peeps to do that for a turtle.

Painted Bunting? Don't have them here, they sound like they walk not fly to me. lol

 

[TITANIS]

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Can't find a better pencil pic but here's another one with a relevance to size:

 

[Thugluvgrl187]

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He may be mistaken for a bug at that size (poor bird).

I am guessing down in FL bugs are bigger than him.

Yes, we have quite a few bugs bigger than him for sure. It is crazy how tiny they are.