Vervain Hummingbird

Mellisuga minima - Colibri nain

Colibri nain
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Apodiformes

  • Family
    :

    Trochilidés

  • Genus
    :

    Mellisuga

  • Species
    :

    minima

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 7 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Colibri nain
♂ adult
Colibri nain
♀ adult

Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Mellisuga minima minima (Jamaica)
  • Mellisuga minima vielloti (Hispaniola and nearby islands)

Foreign names

  • Colibri nain,
  • Colibrí zumbadorcito,
  • beija-flor-verbena,
  • Zwergelfe,
  • törpekolibri,
  • Dwergkolibrie,
  • Colibrì verbena,
  • fekolibri,
  • Dvergkolibri,
  • čmeľovec medosavý,
  • kolibřík jemný,
  • Jernurtkolibri,
  • hispaniolankolibri,
  • colibrí nan verdós,
  • koliberek miodowy,
  • Карликовая пчёлка,
  • コビトハチドリ,
  • 小吸蜜蜂鸟,
  • 小吸蜜蜂鳥,

Voice song and cries

Colibri nain
♀ adult

Habitat

Colibri nain
♀ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

QRcode Colibri nain
© 1996-2024 Oiseaux.net