Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) [XC30511]
by Kateryna from Section, Blue Mountains, Portland Parish, Jamaica (song)
Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) [XC713810]
by Johan Chaves from Green Castle Estate House, Robins Bay, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica (flight call)
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 Gonāve, Tortue, Saona, Catalina and Vache.