Summary ²

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.

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1. (c) Dominic Sherony, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/9765210@N03/6499238459
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellisuga_minima

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