Tag: Cuba
Smallest and Largest Birds
The smallest bird in the world is the Bee Hummingbird, Mellisuga Helenae, is found in Cuba. It weighs approximately less than 2 grams—that is less than two paper clips! How teeny tinie. It is about 5 cm (2 inches) long—smaller than an average sized toothpick. This bird is so cute. The largest bird in the [...]
Posted: March 27th, 2009 under Africa, Cuba, North African Ostrich, The biggest bird in the world, The smallest bird in the world, biggest bird, ostrich, smallest bird.
Tags: Bee Hummingbird, Biggest bird in the world, Cuba, large bird, largest bird, Mellisuga helenae, North African Ostrich, smallest bird in the world, world's biggest bird, world's smallest bird
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Fernadina’s Flicker (a bird a day)
Fernadina’s Flicker is in the woodpecker family. It is a very pretty bird. It can only be found in Cuba. And unfortunately, it is endangered with only 600-800 left. This is due to the loss of habitat brought about the many hurricanes Cuba faces, logging and farming and because danger presented to them by other [...]
Posted: October 22nd, 2008 under A Bird A Day, Bird Stamps, Birds, Cuba, Endangered, Fernadina's Flicker, Postage, Sub-tropics, Tropics, birdie, birdy, woodpecker.
Tags: A Bird A Day, bird a day, Cuba, Cuban bird, cuban bird stamps, daily bird, Fernadina's Flicker
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La Sagra’s Flycatcher (a bird a day)
This interesting bird eats mostly insects but also likes berries and seeds. Aside from the insects I could go for their diet. That is about what I like nowadays! =) Fun stuff. They are approximately 7.6 – 8.8 inches (19-22cm) as fully grown birds. They prefer a tropical climate and only accidentally show up in [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2008 under A Bird A Day, A Supremely Bad Idea, Birds, Caribbean, Cuba, La Sagra's Flycatcher, birdie, birdy, rare.
Tags: A Bird A Day, A Supremely Bad Idea, birdie, Birds, birdy, Caribbean, Cuba, florida, La Sagra's Flycatcher, rare, rare bird
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