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Bee Hummingbird
Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, J 1850)
The bee hummingbird, zunzuncito or Helena hummingbird is a species of hummingbird, native to the island of Cuba in the Caribbean. It is the world's smallest bird. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Mellisuga
Scientific:
Mellisuga helenae
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Mellisuga
Scientific:
Mellisuga helenae
Original description
Citation:
(Lembeye, J 1850)
Reference:
Aves Isla Cuba
Protonym:
Orthorhynchus helenae
Type locality:
Cardenas, Cuba.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46045185
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2AA5F01C38577FC4
Avibase ID:
avibase-2AA5F01C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2AA5F01C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555310
NEAR THREATENED
English:
Bee Hummingbird
Catalan:
Colibrí nan abella
Czech:
kalypta nejmenší
Danish:
Bikolibri
German:
Bienenelfe
Spanish:
Colibrí Zunzuncito
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Zunzuncito
Finnish:
kimalaiskolibri
French:
Colibri d'Elena
Croatian:
helenin kolibrić
Hungarian:
méhkolibri
Icelandic:
Humalbríi
Italian:
Colibrì ape
Japanese (romaji):
mamehachidori
Japanese:
マメハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis kamaninis kolibris
Dutch:
Bijkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bikolibri
Norwegian:
Bikolibri
Polish:
koliberek hawański
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-de-helena
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-abelha
Russian:
Колибри-пчёлка
Slovak:
čmeľovec kubánsky
Serbian:
Kolibri pčelica
Swedish:
bikolibri
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-бджола кубинський
Chinese:
吸蜜蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
吸蜜蜂鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri d'Elena ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri d'Helen ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 1st edition: Bee Hummingbird ( Calypte helenae) |
| Clements, version 2021: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements, version 2022: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements, version 2023: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Bee Hummingbird ( Calypte helenae) |
| Clements 4th edition: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements, version 2015: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements, version 2016: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements, version 2017: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements, version 2018: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Clements, version 2019: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 1.50: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 1.52: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 1.53: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 1.54: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 1.55: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2015: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2016: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2017: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2018: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2019: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2021: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2022: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| eBird version 2023: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Bee Hummingbird ( Calypte helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Bee Hummingbird ( Calypte helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Calypte helenae |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Calypte helenae |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Calypte helenae |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mellisuga helenae |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mellisuga helenae |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Azerbaijani: arı quşu
Bengali: হভৌ াচভিংফাডি
Bengali (transliteration): mau hāmimbārḍa
Catalan: Colibrí nan abella
Czech: Kalypta menší, kalypta nejmenší, kolibřík nejmenší
Danish: Bikolibri
German: Bienenelfe
English: Bee Hummingbird
English, HBW: Bee Hummingbird
English (IOC): Bee Hummingbird
English (United States): Bee Hummingbird
Spanish: Colibrí Zunzuncito, Trovador, Zunzuncito
Spanish (Cuba): Trovador, Zunzuncito
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Zunzuncito
Spanish (HBW): Bee Hummingbird
Estonian: kimalaskoolibri
Finnish: Kimalaiskolibri
French: Calypte d'Elena, Colibri d’Elena, Colibri d'Elena, Colibri d'Helen, Colibri d'Hélène
Croatian: helenin kolibrić
Hungarian: méhkolibri
Icelandic: Humalbríi
Italian: Colibrì ape, Colibrì di Elena
Japanese (romaji): mamehachidori
Japanese: マメハチドリ
Kazakh: ара колибри
Scientific: Calypte helenae, Mellisuga helenae, Orthorhynchus helenae, Philodice helenae
Lithuanian: Paprastasis kamaninis kolibris
Dutch: Bijkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bikolibri
Norwegian: Bikolibri
Polish: Hawańczyk, koliberek hawanski, koliberek hawański
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-helena
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-abelha
Russian: Колибри-пчёлка
Slovak: čmeľovec kubánsky, cmelovec vcelí
Serbian: Kolibri pčelica
Swedish: Bikolibri
Turkish: Küba arı kolibrisi
Ukrainian: Колібрі-бджола кубинський
Uzbek: ари колибри
Chinese: 吸蜜蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 吸蜜蜂鳥
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