Mellisuga
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| Mass | Bee hummingbird |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Mellisuga |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Length | Bee hummingbird |
| Order | Apodiformes |
| Rank | Genus |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2928344 |
About Mellisuga
Mellisuga is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. The genus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the vervain hummingbird as the type species. The name Mellisuga is a combination of the Latin words mel or mellis, meaning "honey" and sugere, meaning "to suck".