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.

Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba

Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba

Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba

Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba

Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba

Bee Hummingbird - The World's Smallest Bird, La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba

Bee Hummingbird, A Cuban Endemic
La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba (2)
December 6, 2014

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Curly-tailed Lizard, La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba
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Bee Hummingbird at Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba
Bee Hummingbird at La Cuchilla, Matanzas, Cuba (1)

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