Bee Hummingbird: [Mellisuga heleae] Male has the pileum and throat fiery red,
the iridescent gorget with elongated lateral plumes,
rest of upperparts bluish,
rest of underparts mostly greyish white.
The female is green above,
whitish below with white tios to outer tail feathers.
More apt to be mistaken for a bee than a bird.
The male is the smallest of birds.
Woodland, shrubbery, garden. Cuba and the Isle of Pines.
Smallest bird in the world.
Two to Two in a half inch size bird.