The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, and it lives in Cuba. It is only about 5 to 6 centimeters long, which is smaller than your hand! This tiny bird is also very light, weighing less than 2 grams, about the same as a paperclip. Bee Hummingbirds drink nectar from flowers, which is like sweet juice. They also eat small insects to give them energy.
Life for a Bee Hummingbird is not easy because they are so small and need to eat all the time to stay strong. A female Bee Hummingbird lays just two eggs at a time. These eggs are very tiny, about the size of a coffee bean! The mother bird sits on her eggs for about two weeks, keeping them warm until they hatch. When the baby birds are born, they are blind and need their mother’s help.
The baby hummingbirds start learning to fly when they are about 18 days old. When they grow up, Bee Hummingbirds can live for about 7 years if they stay healthy. Even though they are tiny, they are fast and strong and play an important role in nature by helping flowers grow when they drink nectar.