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Bee Hummingbird
(Reader Contribution to 10 of the World's Smallest Animals)
The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae or zunzún) is the smallest bird in the world. Males of the bee hummingbird living on Cuba and on Isla de la Juventud, weigh 1,6g, and their length is 5,7cm, Half of length make a tail and a beak. Females are a bit larger. The Bee Hummingbird is about the size of a, you guessed it, bee. That translates to 2.5 inches or 6.2 cm in length and 1.6 grams or 0.06 oz in weight.
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