Bumblebee hummingbird
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Selasphorus |
| Species: | S. heloisa
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| Selasphorus heloisa | |
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The bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is predominantly found in Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the United States (Arizona). At 7 to 7.5 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in), it is the smallest bird known to have occurred in North America north of Mexico.[citation needed] At a weight of 2.2 g (0.078 oz), it is one of the smallest birds known to exist in the world.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The bumblebee hummingbird is dispersed through both the Pacific and Atlantic inclines (from southern Chihuahua to southern Oaxaca and from southern Tamaulipas to northern Oaxaca, respectively) and within the focal area of the nation along the Transvolcanic belt to Oaxaca.[3]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Atthis heloisa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688235A93188376. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
- ^ Ortega-Álvarez, Rubén; Benítez, Esteban Berrones; Mena, Israel Medina; Cano, Leonel Valdez; Bautista, Leonel Bautista; Calderón-Parra, Rafael (September 2018). "Notes on the breeding behavior of the Bumblebee Hummingbird (Atthis heloisa), an endemic species of Mexico: nest, courtship displays, and altitudinal movements". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130 (3): 800–805. doi:10.1676/17-067.1. ISSN 1559-4491.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Selasphorus
- Hummingbird species of Central America
- Endemic birds of Mexico
- Birds described in 1839
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