Florisuga mellivora
(L 3.75" Wt 0.21-0.32 oz)
Uncommon but widely distributed
from Mexico to Brazil.
Buonaventura Reserve
Umbrella Bird Lodge
12Feb2013
© Matthew
Sarver
Macaulay
Library
Florisuga in Greek
means
to suck a flower; mellivora in
Latin means honey-eating.