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Description
Common Name: Bee hummingbird
Scientific Name: Mellisuga helenae
Status : Near Threatened (NT)
Threats :The population of the bee hummingbird is declining throughout its range and, although once a widespread and common species, it has now become rare and localised, with an extremely patchy distribution. The primary threat is habitat loss, mainly due to the destruction and fragmentation of native vegetation to give way for agriculture, and the continued expansion of the cacao, coffee and tobacco industries.
In the Zapata swamp (an area which is known to support a population of the bee hummingbird), introduced predators such as the mongoose and the rat may also negatively affect the remaining birds.

entry for *8TwilightAngel8 's #EndangeredArt project
I use random image from google as reference
the article stolen from -> [link]

Description
Common Name: Bee hummingbird
Scientific Name: Mellisuga helenae
Status : Near Threatened (NT)
Threats :The population of the bee hummingbird is declining throughout its range and, although once a widespread and common species, it has now become rare and localised, with an extremely patchy distribution. The primary threat is habitat loss, mainly due to the destruction and fragmentation of native vegetation to give way for agriculture, and the continued expansion of the cacao, coffee and tobacco industries.
In the Zapata swamp (an area which is known to support a population of the bee hummingbird), introduced predators such as the mongoose and the rat may also negatively affect the remaining birds.

entry for *8TwilightAngel8 's #EndangeredArt project
I use random image from google as reference
the article stolen from -> [link]