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Bumblebee hummingbird

Selasphorus heloisa (R. Lesson & Delattre, 1839)

Status not recordedbirds

The bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.2 g to 2.28 g.

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Quick facts about the bumblebee hummingbird

Weight
2.2 g – 2.28 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bumblebee hummingbird live?

Not recorded

Is the bumblebee hummingbird endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bumblebee hummingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusSelasphorus
  7. SpeciesSelasphorus heloisa (R. Lesson & Delattre, 1839)

Synonyms Atthis heloisa, Atthis heloisa morcomi, Atthis morcomi, Ornismya heloisa, Trochilus heloisa

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Heloise's hummingbirdEnglish
  • colibrí d'HeloïsaCatalan
  • kalypta čmelákováCzech
  • kolibřík čmelákovýCzech
  • sïedn bwmWelsh
  • Mexicansk BikolibriDanish
  • RosenkehlelfeGerman
  • burda kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí de EloísaSpanish
  • Zumbador mexicanoSpanish
  • meksikonpikkukolibriFinnish
  • Calypte héloïseFrench
  • Colibri héloïseFrench
  • narančastoboki kolibrićCroatian
  • poszméhkolibriHungarian
  • Colibrì bomboItalian
  • コアカヒゲハチドリJapanese
  • paprastasis elfinis kolibrisLithuanian
  • HommelkolibrieDutch
  • trzmielak większyPolish
  • rudaczek szarouchyPolish
  • zumbidor-mexicanoPortuguese
  • colibri-de-heloísaPortuguese
  • Колибри-эльфRussian
  • čmeľovec elfSlovak
  • Severni kolibri bumbarSerbian
  • humlekolibriSwedish
  • Meksika Arı KolibrisiTurkish
  • колібрі-ельф мексиканськийUkrainian
  • 吸蜜蜂鳥Chinese
  • 大瑰喉蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the bumblebee hummingbird

Other species in the same genus Selasphorus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bumblebee hummingbird?

An adult bumblebee hummingbird weighs 2.2 g – 2.28 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bumblebee hummingbird?

The bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bumblebee-hummingbird

MLA

“Bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bumblebee-hummingbird.

BibTeX
@misc{bumblebee_hummingbird_2026,
  title = {Bumblebee hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bumblebee-hummingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}