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