Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
6 - 7 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica (B), Puerto Rico.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) [XC48139]
by Ross Gallardy from Port Royal, St. Andrew, Jamaica (song)

Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) [XC819220]
by Johan Chaves from Reserva Cient\u00edfica Ebano Verde, Dominican Republic (song)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes expanded to include all species currently placed in Archilochus, Calypte and Stellula. Has often been treated as sole member of present genus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

minima (Linnaeus, 1758) - Jamaica.
vielloti (Shaw, 1812) - Hispaniola and nearby islands of Gon�ve, Tortue, Saona, Catalina and Vache.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) - 10 files

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