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[[Image:Vervain_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Juan Estevez<br />Photo taken: Santiago, Dominican Republic.]] | [[Image:Vervain_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Juan Estevez<br />Photo taken: Santiago, Dominican Republic.]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist lowland forests. | Moist lowland forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It builds the second smallest nest of all birds, about the size of half a walnut shell (the [[Bee Hummingbird]] builds the smallest nest). | It builds the second smallest nest of all birds, about the size of half a walnut shell (the [[Bee Hummingbird]] builds the smallest nest). | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Mellisuga+minima}} | {{GSearch|Mellisuga+minima}} | ||
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- Mellisuga minima
Identification
6-7cm. Metallic green upperparts, purple black wings, black tail, white throat and chin speckled black, white breast, belly, and vent, metallic green sides. Female - yellow green above, pure white below.
Distribution
Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- M. m. minima in Jamaica
- M. m. vielloti in Hispaniola, Gonâve, Tortue, Saona, Catalina and Île-à-Vache
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
It builds the second smallest nest of all birds, about the size of half a walnut shell (the Bee Hummingbird builds the smallest nest).
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vervain Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vervain_Hummingbird
