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Mellisuga (Vervain hummingbird)

Synonyms: Melisuga

Wikipedia Abstract

Mellisuga is a genus of hummingbirds in the Trochilidae family. Established by Mathurin Jacques Brisson, it contains these species: \n* Vervain hummingbird (M. minima) \n* Bee hummingbird (M. helenae) The name Mellisuga is a combination of the Latin words mel or mellis, meaning "honey" and sugere, meaning "to suck".
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Species

Mellisuga helenae (Bee Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Mellisuga minima (Vervain Hummingbird) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0