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Zunzuncito

Mellisuga helenae

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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6 Comments

Gracias por sus comentarios...

The MnMs
The MnMs 8 years ago

¡que bonito!

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago

Amazing bird endemic ,wonderful capture

Francisco Ramírez
Francisco Ramírez 8 years ago

Bellisimo colibrí... Te felicito Jonathan Sequeira por esa excelente captura fotográfica !!!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 8 years ago

Fab colouring!

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 8 years ago

Awesome little bee-hummingbird!!!

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Matanzas, Cuba

Spotted on Apr 6, 2015
Submitted on Nov 22, 2015

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