bee hummingbird

bee hummingbird
A species of hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae, noted for being the smallest living bird.

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  • Bee Hummingbird — Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3 …   Wikipedia

  • bee hummingbird — bee hummingbird, the smallest known bird in the world, a variety of hummingbird found in Cuba, growing to a length of two inches …   Useful english dictionary

  • bee hummingbird — paprastasis kamaninis kolibris statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Mellisuga helenae angl. bee hummingbird vok. Bienenelfe, f rus. колибри пчёлка, m pranc. colibri d Helen, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kamaniniai kolibriai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • hummingbird — /hum ing berrd /, n. a very small nectar sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming… …   Universalium

  • Hummingbird — Taxobox name = Hummingbird image width = 250px image caption = Female Black chinned Hummingbird regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae unranked ordo = Cypselomorphae ordo = Apodiformes …   Wikipedia

  • Vervain Hummingbird — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • European honey bee — Taxobox name = Western honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) image caption = Honey bee approaching a Milk Thistle flowerhead regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea familia =… …   Wikipedia

  • ruby-throated hummingbird — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) of eastern No. America having a bright bronzy green back, whitish underparts, and in the adult male a red throat with metallic reflections * * * /rooh bee throh tid/ a small… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ruby-throated hummingbird — /rooh bee throh tid/ a small hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, the only hummingbird of eastern North America, having metallic green upper plumage and a bright red throat in the male. [1775 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • ru|by-throat|ed hummingbird — «ROO bee THROH tihd», a hummingbird of eastern North America with bright green plumage above. The male also has a brilliant red throat …   Useful english dictionary

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