Mellisuga
''Mellisuga'' is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. They are notable for being the first and second smallest bird species in the world. The genus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the vervain hummingbird as the type species. The name ''Mellisuga'' is a combination of the Latin words ''mel'' or ''mellis'', meaning "honey" and ''sugere'', meaning "to suck". Extant species The genus contains two species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...: References Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the West Indies {{hummingbird-stub ...
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Mellisuga Helenae
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 world's smallest bird. Description The bee hummingbird is the smallest organisms, smallest living bird. Females weigh and are long, and are slightly larger than males, which have an average weight of and length of . Like all hummingbirds, it is a swift, strong flier. The male has a green wikt:pileum, pileum and bright red throat, iridescent gorget (bird), gorget with elongated lateral plumage, plumes, bluish upper parts, and the rest of the underparts mostly greyish white. Compared to other small hummingbirds, which often have a slender appearance, the bee hummingbird looks rounded and plump. Female bee hummingbirds are bluish green with a pale gray underside. The tips of their tail feathers have white spots. During the mating season, males have a reddish to pink head, chin, and throat. The female lays only two ...
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