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|caption= Female [[scintillant hummingbird]] (''Selasphorus scintilla'') feeding in [[Panama]]. It is so small (2gm), it cannot reach [[nectar]] in the normal way. It has to pierce the base of the flower (''Abutilon sp.'').
The '''[[scintillant hummingbird]]''' (''Selasphorus scintilla'') is a species of [[hummingbird]] endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. With a length of 6.5–8 cm (2.6–3.1 in), including the bill, and a weight of around 2 g (0.071 oz), it is one of the smallest known species of bird, marginally larger than the [[bee hummingbird]]. This female scintillant hummingbird was photographed in Panama feeding on a flower in the genus ''[[Abutilon]]''.

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Scintillant hummingbird
The scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) is a species of hummingbird endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. With a length of 6.5–8 cm (2.6–3.1 in), including the bill, and a weight of around 2 g (0.071 oz), it is one of the smallest known species of bird, marginally larger than the bee hummingbird. This female scintillant hummingbird was photographed in Panama feeding on a flower in the genus Abutilon.Photograph credit: Charles James Sharp