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2006-11-09 23:12:33 · 14 answers · asked by hozefa b 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
The smallest bird in the world is the Cuban bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae). It is also the smallest warm-blooded vertebrate. It is just 2.25 inches long and weighs two grams.
2006-11-10 23:14:16 · answer #1 · answered by Krystal H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smallest Bird
Male bee hummingbirds (mellisuga helenae), which live in Cuba, weigh 0.056 ounces and are 2.75 inches in length. The bill and tail account for half of this length.
Smallest Bird of Prey
The black-legged falconet ( Micrphierax fringlius ) of southeast Asia and the white-fronted or Bornean falconet ( M. latifrons ) of northwestern Borneo both have an average length of 5.5-6 inches, including a 2 inch tail, and weigh approximately 1.25 ounces.
Smallest Parrot
The Pygmy parrots of Papua and nearby islands. Genus Micropsitta. There's six different sorts - Yellow-capped, Buff-faced, Finsch's, Geelvink, Meek's, Red-breasted - all around 3" long (8cm). Thought to eat lichens and mosses but not much is known about their lifestyles.
2006-11-10 00:59:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The smallest bird is the bee hummingbird which is 2.5 inches long ( 6.2 cm) weighing only 0.06 oz (1.6 g). Hummingbirds lay the smallest birds' eggs. They always lay 2 at a time, each the size of a person's small fingernail.
2006-11-09 23:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Gia 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Bee Hummingbird
2006-11-09 23:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by Star 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The smallest bird in the world that is discovered is the Bee Hummingbird. There is probably a much, much smaller bird undiscovered because it is so small.
2006-11-10 10:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by rivers! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humming bird is the smallest bird of all.
2006-11-11 05:23:02 · answer #6 · answered by stephanie_kittie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humming bird by a long shot. some weigh only a few ounces
by the way, Eagle????
2006-11-09 23:22:40 · answer #7 · answered by soobee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the UK the smallest bird is the Gold Crest which weighs about 5 grams. It is smaller than the more common Wren.
2006-11-09 23:21:11 · answer #8 · answered by avian 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject...
The smallest bir is The Bee HUMMINGBIRD which is only 2.5inches 6.3cm long. It can sit on a penciltip.
Anand
2006-11-10 03:30:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bee hummingbird
and why would you think it's an eagle, they are huge
2006-11-10 18:47:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋