Bee Hummingbird
Mellisuga helenae(Lembeye, J, 1850)
English (US) Bee Hummingbird
The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Cuba including Isla de la JuventudRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mellisuga helenae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Bee Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Lembeye, J, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Orthorhynchus helenae
- Described by
- (Lembeye, J, 1850)
- Type locality
- Cardenas, Cuba.
- Original description
- Aves de la Isla de Cuba p.70 pl.10 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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