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What is the smallest bird that isn't a hummingbird?

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Jaimie  JT Profile
Jaimie JT answered

I know of 3 little birds .... No I don't ... But there's rarely  any new questions on here anymore  and I like music Q's ...

Virginia Lou Profile
Virginia Lou answered

Dear Rex Stutznegger,

One tiny bird I love very much is the Pacific wren...I always called it a winter wren but now the Internet says the two species are found to be different!

The Pacific wren is about the size of your thumb; like hummingbirds, they are VERY aggressive, protective of their territory, challenging and defeating much larger birds.

Oh, and for the benefit of all us refugees from Ask.com, the name for a group of them is a CHIME of wrens...

         

Beside the Pacific wren, here is the world's smallest bird...the bee hummingbird (according to Pinterest), a full two inches, or 5 cm, from tip of beak to tip of tail...

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Austin Jones
Austin Jones commented
oh haha
Virginia Lou
Virginia Lou commented
Okay Austin, I am remembering a couple more...a group of crows is called a MURDER of crows, and a flock of ravens is called an UNKINDNESS of ravens...you see why we all had lots of fun with this...
Austin Jones
Austin Jones commented
yeah that does seem like it
Zack -  Mr. GenXer Profile

The Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)

Length: 8 to 9 cm, Weight: 6 g

It is an Australian bird mostly found in the woodland of middle Australia. They spend most of their time searching for insects and larvae in the woods, trees, etc. Female lays two or even three cream-colored eggs at a time. With a weight of just 6gms Weebill is the 2nd smallest bird in the world (next to bee hummingbird).


Source: http://alltoptens.com/top-10-smallest-birds-in-the-world/

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