Back Bykolibrie Afrikaans طائر النحلة الطنان Arabic طائر النحلة الطنان ARZ Peang (Mellisuga) AVK Пчелно колибри Bulgarian মৌ হামিংবার্ড Bengali/Bangla Kolibri Elena Breton Colibrí nan abella Catalan Mellisuga helenae CEB Kalypta nejmenší Czech
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| Female in flight | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Mellisuga |
| Species: | M. helenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850)
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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.[5]
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Mellisuga helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22688214A178593744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22688214A178593744.en. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Glick, Adrienne. "Mellisuga helenae". Animal Diversity Web. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Simon, Matt (10 July 2015). "Absurd Creature of the Week: The World's Tiniest Bird Weighs Less Than a Dime". Wired. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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