Bee Hummingbird
A Cuban Endemic

Mellisuga helenae

The world's smallest bird, the Bee Hummingbird weighs less than an ounce (three weigh a little more than a nickel) and measures 2 to 2.5 inches. It is endemic to Cuba.

Female Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba

Female Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba

Female Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba

Female Bee Hummingbird, A Cuban Endemic
Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba
December 3, 2014

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Cuban Tody, A Cuban Endemic, Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba
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A Cuban Endemic

Bee Hummingbirds at La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba

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