Phenotypic characters with a complex physical basis may have a correspondingly complex evolutionary history. Males in the “bee” hummingbird clade court females with sound from tail-feathers, which ...

The smallest hummingbird in the world is as long as a toothpick and weighs less than a cube of sugar. At just over two inches long and weighing a mere two grams, the bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae ...

The very smallest bird on Earth is the Bee Hummingbird, which can be found in the Zapata in Cuba. The remarkable hummingbird is barely larger than the bee it is named after and beats its tiny wings an ...