Bumblebee hummingbird

The bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is predominantly found in Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the United States (Arizona). At 7 to 7.5 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in), it is the smallest bird known to have occurred in North America north of Mexico. At a weight of 2.2 g (0.078 oz), it is one of the smallest birds known to exist in the world.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Hummingbirds reach their breeding conditions between April and July, but recordings indicate that they breed primarily during the winter (January–February). Their nests are primarily composed of mosses and lichens, as well as little bits of reddish hair and other hairy seeds such as bromeliad Catopsis seeds.

Not to be confused with bee hummingbird.

Bumblebee hummingbird
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species:
S. heloisa
Binomial name
Selasphorus heloisa

The bumblebee hummingbird is dispersed through both the Pacific and Atlantic inclines (from southern Chihuahua to southern Oaxaca and from southern Tamaulipas to northern Oaxaca, respectively) and within the focal area of the nation along the Transvolcanic belt to Oaxaca.[4] Both the Mexican Government and the International Union for Conservation of Nature consider bumblebee hummingbirds as a non-threatened species.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Atthis heloisa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688235A93188376. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.
  4. Ortega-Álvarez, Rubén; Benítez, Esteban Berrones; Mena, Israel Medina; Cano, Leonel Valdez; Bautista, Leonel Bautista; Calderón-Parra, Rafael (September 2018). "Notes on the breeding behavior of the Bumblebee Hummingbird (Atthis heloisa), an endemic species of Mexico: nest, courtship displays, and altitudinal movements". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130 (3): 800–805. doi:10.1676/17-067.1. ISSN 1559-4491.


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