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Vervain Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus

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Mellisuga minima
Photo by Juan Estevez
Photo taken: Santiago, Dominican Republic.

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

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).

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