SMALLEST BIRD
The very smallest bird on Earth is the Bee Hummingbird, which can be found in the Zapata in Cuba. The remarkable hummingbird is barely larger than the bee it is named after and beats its tiny wings an incredible 80 times a second.
This tiny bird is as the smallest hummingbird in the world and that is not the only fascinating thing about this beautiful creature. Other small hummingbirds appear quite thin, but the Bee Hummingbird is plump, rounded, and weighs in at less than two grams. That is half the weight of any other backyard hummingbird. It’s so miniature, it is often mistaken for an insect. In fact, the Bee Hummingbird is scarcely larger than a bumblebee. The females of the species grow to 2.4 inches in length, 6cm, while the males only reach 2.2 inches in length, 5.5 cm, with a wingspan of 1.5 inches. In comparison, a cicada grows to 2 inches.
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17 October 2022
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