Vervain Hummingbird

The Vervain Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, and is a vagrant to Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

The Vervain Hummingbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, and is a vagrant to Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. References - * BirdLife International 2008. Mellisuga minima. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 May 2009. More

environments, the Vervain Hummingbird has been well known to ornithologists since at least the early 1700’s (Brisson 1760). The Vervain Hummingbird was one of the first 17 hummingbird species given a Latin binomial by Linnaeus (1758), and then owned the title of ‘smallest bird in the world’ for nearly 150 years (e.g. Gould 1861). More

A list of plants the Vervain Hummingbird is known to visit (arranged by reference): Cuphea ignea, Hohenbergia spp, Stenocereus hystix, Bauhinia divaricata, Calliandra pilosa, Acacia sp., Crotolaria falcata, Securidaca brownie, Croton linearis, Laguncularia racemosa, Miconia quadrangularis, Vaccinium meridionale, Asclepias curassavica, Cordia sp., Bourreria sp., Plectranthus blumei, Dunalia arborescens, Morinda royoc, Cephaelis elata, Lantana camara, Holmskioldia sanguinea (Lack 1976), Pachystachys lutea, Anacardium occidentale, Lamaireocereus hystrix, Opuntia spinosissima, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Delonix regia, Ageratum sp. More

Vervain Hummingbird is found in the following countries: 1. Dominican Republic 2. Haiti 3. Jamaica 4. Puerto Rico Site Developed & Maintained by Shah Jahan & Sajna A Iqbal Design By FSquares COPYRIGHT (C) TheBirdsISaw.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2007. More

Female Vervain Hummingbird: / The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest of all birds and the Vervain Hummingbird is the second smallest bird in the world. This Hummer can only be found in Jamaica and Hispaniola. More

589-A-1 Vervain hummingbird smallest in Jamaica.jpg Image 1 of 1 Vervain hummingbird Mellisuga minima in flight near garden flowers Jamaica Actions More

tow vervain hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) Answered by: Novice at 10:52 PM on March 29, 2007 | Novice's Q & A | Report Abuse Rate this : 0 0... Humming bird of Cuba. More