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2. Bee hummingbird - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Mellisugini - Wikipedia

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   The informal name "bees" has been proposed for this group as it includes the tiny bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) that is endemic to Cuba. [ 1 ] The tribe contains 37 species divided into 16 genera.

4. List of birds of Cuba - Wikipedia

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   The Cuban trogon is the national bird of Cuba. This is a list of birds species recorded in the archipelago of Cuba, which consists of the main island of Cuba and over 1000 smaller cays and islands. The confirmed avifauna of Cuba included a total of 407 species as of May 2023 according to the Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Cuba. [1]

5. List of hummingbirds - Wikipedia

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   Ruby-throated hummingbird: Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758) 236 Vervain hummingbird: Mellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758) 237 Bee hummingbird: Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850) 238 Bahama woodstar: Nesophlox evelynae (Bourcier, 1847) 239 Inagua woodstar: Nesophlox lyrura (Gould, 1869) 240 Anna's hummingbird: Calypte anna (Lesson, RP, 1829 ...

6. Zapata Swamp - Wikipedia

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   Some of the most notable are local endemics to Cuba; for birds, it includes the Zapata wren, Zapata rail, and the Zapata sparrow. [6] The Zapata Swamp is also a particular habitat of the bee hummingbird, the smallest bird species on the planet. [12]

7. Mellisuga - Wikipedia

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   The genus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the vervain hummingbird as the type species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name Mellisuga is a combination of the Latin words mel or mellis , meaning "honey" and sugere , meaning "to suck".

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9. Cuban moist forests - Wikipedia

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   The Cuban moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that occupies 21,400 km 2 (8,300 sq mi; 5,300,000 acres) on Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. The ecoregion receives more than 2,000 mm (79 in) of rainfall annually, and does not have a dry season. Soils are usually derived from quartz, limestone, or serpentinites.