Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) - HBW 5, p. 671
French: Colibri nain
German: Zwergelfe
Spanish: Colibrí Zumbadorcito
Taxonomy: Trochilus minimus Linnaeus, 1758, Jamaica.
Genus sometimes expanded to include all species currently placed in Archilochus, Calypte and Stellula; at other extreme, present species has often been treated as sole member of present genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- minima (Linnaeus, 1758) - Jamaica.
- vieilloti (Shaw, 1812) - Hispaniola and nearby islands of Gonâve, Tortue, Saona, Catalina and Vache.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Side/dorsal view of a perched female. Locality Montego Bay, Cornwall County, Jamaica (ssp minima)
Ken Simonite 3 January 2012 18 weeks ago 58 sec 4.5 -
Perched female, looking around and sticking out it's tongue. Locality Montego Bay, Cornwall County, Jamaica (ssp minima)
Ken Simonite 3 January 2012 19 weeks ago 40 sec 4.2
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Lateral view of perched bird
Locality Jamaica (ssp minima)
Mikko Pyhälä 29 January 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Resting after feeding on nectar.
Locality Montego Bay, Cornwall County, Jamaica (ssp minima)
Ken Simonite 7 January 2012 17 weeks ago 3.6 -
Perched, probably male
Locality Blue Mountains, Jamaica (ssp minima)
John Hopkins 26 January 2011 1 year ago 3 -
Ventral view of flying female
Locality Jamaica (ssp minima)
Mikko Pyhälä 28 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Detail of tail pattern in flight
Locality Jamaica (ssp minima)
Mikko Pyhälä 28 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Perched bird flicking both wings
Locality Jamaica (ssp minima)
Mikko Pyhälä 26 January 2009 3 years ago 2.5
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Song. Locality Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
(Monotypic species)
herve jacob 7 February 2012 12 weeks ago 3.5 -
Call. Locality Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(ssp vieilloti)
AnteStrand 5 June 2000 1 year ago 3
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