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    After the tiny hummingbird, what is the smallest bird?

    Question #81277. Asked by star_gazer. (May 31 07 12:10 PM)


    me07

    		The smallest bird in the world is generally agreed to be the Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) from Cuba.

    http://www.earthlife.net/birds/intro.html

    May 31 07, 12:22 PM
    Rizeeve

    		The next smallest is the vervian hummingbird.
    http://www.vacationidea.com/destinations/jamaica_birdwatching.html

    I'm having trouble finding the next smallest bird that isn't a hummingbird.

    May 31 07, 12:26 PM
    star_gazer

    		That is what we are after, the smallest bird that IS NOT a hummingbird.

    May 31 07, 12:45 PM
    me07

    		The Little Woodstar (Acestrura bombus) of Ecuador and northern Peru.

    http://www.wonderquest.com/royal-jelly-shipyards-smallest-bird.htm

    May 31 07, 1:12 PM

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