sizeAll hummingbirds are small, and many are minute. Even the largest, the giant hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) of western South America, is only about 20 cm (8 inches) long, with a body weight of about 20 g (0.7 ounce), less than that of most sparrows. The smallest species, the bee hummingbird ( Mellisuga, sometimes Calypte, helenae) of Cuba and the Isle of Pines, measures......smallest known species being the bee hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae) of Cuba, which is barely 62 mm (about 2.5 inches) from bill tip to tail tip. Even the largest member of the family, the giant hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) of western South America, has a body only about the size of a large sparrow, although the bill and tail extend this length by about 35 and 85 mm (1.4 and 3.3...
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