Bee Hummingbird - Mellisuga helenae

Colibri d'Helen

Bee Hummingbird male adult transition, identification

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  • identification
  • ♂
  • adult
  • transition
  • Colibrí zunzuncito
  • beija-flor-abelha
  • Bienenelfe
  • Mellisuga helenae
  • Apodiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Apodiformes
Family : Trochilidae
Species : Bee Hummingbird

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : dibu295590
Author :
Vision d'oiseaux
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, transition

Shooting

date : 2019 Dec
Country : Cuba (cu)
Region : Matanzas Province
Place : Pálpite Pálpite
Lat. : 22° 19' 36'' North
Lng. : 81° 11' 30'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Exposure : 1/500 s

aperture : 8

Focal length : 420 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no