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Mellisuga helenae

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22.0933, -81.0159

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Description:

Endemico del archipielago cubano, este colibri es considerado a la fecha como el ave mas pequeña de; mundo , con un tamano de 5 a 6 cm y pesa de 1.5 a 2 gramos.
Se alimenta del nectar de Hamelia patens (Rubiaceae), Chrysobalanus icaco (Chrysobalanaceae), Pavonia paludicola (Malvaceae), Forsteronia corymbosa (Apocynaceae), Lysiloma latisiliquum (Mimosaceae), Turnera ulmifolia (Passifloraceae), Antigonon leptopus (Polygonaceae), Clerodendrum aculeatum (Verbenaceae), Tournefortia hirsutissima (Boraginaceae), and Cissus obovata (Vitaceae)

Habitat:

Areas abiertas orillas de bosque

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Comments (6)

Amazing bird endemic ,wonderful capture
Bellisimo colibrí... Te felicito Jonathan Sequeira por esa excelente captura fotográfica !!!
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PublishedNovember 22, 2015

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