Selasphorus scintilla

The scintillant hummingbird is the smallest hummingbird within its range, which includes only the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.

This tiny bird inhabits brushy forest edges, coffee plantations and sometimes gardens at altitudes from 900–2,000 m , and up to 2,500 m when not breeding. It is only 6.5–8 cm long, including the bill. The male weighs 2 g and the female 2.3 g . This is one of the smallest birds in existence, marginally larger than the bee hummingbird. The.. more