2024年5月8日 · Bee Hummingbird is native to the captivating landscapes of Cuba. This minuscule marvel of evolution takes the crown as the world’s smallest bird, and it has a fascinating tale to tell. The Bee Hummingbird measures a mere 2.2 inches (5.6 cm) from tip to tail, making it smaller than some of the bees buzzing around in your garden².

The bee hummingbird, zunzuncito or Helena hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is a species of hummingbird, native to the island of Cuba in the Caribbean. It is the smallest known bird. [3] [4] The bee hummingbird feeds on nectar of flowers and bugs found in Cuba. [5]

2018年9月17日 · Would you like to see the world’s smallest bird? Then you’ll need to travel to Cuba. Once on the island, your best bet for tracking down the tiny wonder is to visit a forest edge hung heavily with vines and bromeliads. There, hovering at the flowers — if you squint hard enough — you’ll find the Bee Hummingbird.

Meet the Bee Hummingbird, the world’s smallest bird! This tiny aviator, endemic to Cuba, is a dazzling sight to behold. The male bee hummingbird showcases a shining, pinkish-red head and throat, while the top of his body is blue and the underside is grayish-white. Females are blue-green with a gray underbelly and white spots on their tail feathers.

2023年9月25日 · Cuba is the only place in the world to see the Bee Hummingbird - the smallest hummingbird in the world. It is also home to 24 other endemic bird species.

The bee hummingbirds are endemic to the entire island of Cuba. Their preferred habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests, coastal thickets, and pine forests. They thrive best in locations with an abundance of flowering plants and brush.

The bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is a threatened species unique to Cuba, where it is affectionately referred to as a zunzuncito. Weighing between 1.6 and 1.8 grams (less than a dime), it is 2 inches from beak to tail.

2021年3月2日 · Endemic to the Cuba Archipelago, the Bee Hummingbird is often found in the patchy brush and thickly grown shrubs in isolated steep-sided hills called Mogotes in eastern Cuba and in Cuba’s UNESCO Biosphere wetland reserve, the Zapata Swamp.

2024年7月17日 · In the village of Pálpite, located on the edge of the wetland known as Zapata Swamp in Matanzas, a couple transformed their home into a sanctuary for the bee hummingbird—also known as the zunzuncito, the smallest bird in the world—20 years ago.

Mel­lisuga he­le­nae are res­i­dents of Cuba, an is­land lo­cated in the West In­dies. Today, bee hum­ming­birds in­habit the en­tire is­land and Isla de la Ju­ven­tud, which is the largest of the is­lands off Cuba's south­ern coast. There have also been sev­eral bee hum­ming­bird sight­ings on the neigh­bor­ing is­lands of Ja­maica and Haiti.