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Bee Hummingbird

Mellisuga helenae
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
beehum1, BEEH, BEHU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesMellisuga helenae
Codesbeehum1, BEEH, BEHU
Identification

The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code beehum1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Bee Hummingbird photo
(c) Allan Hopkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Mellisuga helenae

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: beehum1