Kolibri (Hummingbirds)
Bee Hummingbird
Mellisuga helenae
- epik
- 56 km/h
- Hampir terancam
The world's smallest bird, at 1.6 grams. Its nest is the size of a thimble. Cuba only.
- Populasi
- 22,000–66,000 mature individuals (declining, est. 20–29% decline per decade)
- Habitat
- Dense, humid forest and forest edge with abundant lianas and epiphytes, including mogote limestone-hill vegetation, swamp-forest margins (e.g. Zapata Swamp), scrub/thickets and gardens; elevation range roughly 0–800 m
- Fakta menarik
- At around 5.5–6.1 cm long and roughly 2 grams, the Bee Hummingbird is the smallest living bird species in the world, with males beating their wings up to 80 times per second to hover in courtship displays.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to the Cuban archipelago (mainland Cuba and Isla de la Juventud); now restricted to scattered localities including Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Sierra del Rosario, the Zapata Swamp and vicinity, and eastern Cuba (Holguín, Santiago, Guantánamo)
- Makanan
- Nectar from roughly ten flowering plant species (mostly native to Cuba), supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein; visits on the order of ~1,500 flowers per day, consuming up to about half its body weight in food daily
- Ukuran
- 0,058 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,0325 m
- Masa hidup
- 4 tahun
