The viral picture on social media of a tiny bird IS NOT the world’s smallest bird

Nowadays, many edited and unedited photos come with false or misleading claims. Here, we found another picture with a false claim that people might misunderstand.

This picture was widely shared over the internet with the claim that this is a “Bee Hummingbird,” the world’s smallest bird. We found this post in the “Breath of Nature” Facebook group.

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A Facebook user shared a post with a caption. “Sooo cuteee. The Bee hummingbird. The smallest bird in the world”

The post was shared over 500 times, not to mention that this picture was reposted widely too.

As the photo appears to be widely shared and people might need clarification, we looked into it and found that the bird in the picture is not real. Instead, it was one of the miniature figurines made by the artist named Malinik Miniatures.

Fact-Checking

We began the investigation using the reverse image search feature, leading us to the artist’s Facebook page.

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According to the artist caption, this figurine is a Robin, not a Bee Hummingbird. And from the result we found, the figurine appears to be an American Robin.

(Picture of an American Robin by Joshua Covill)

We can see that this artist has created many miniature figurines of various animals, including variety kinds of birds.

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Moreover, we also looked into the fact about the real world’s smallest bird. Here’s the actual Bee Hummingbird. According to Audubon, its size is about two and a quarter inches long. So although this bird is tiny, it is not as small as the figurine mentioned above. Moreover, the colors are different from the claimed picture too.

(Picture of a Bee Hummingbird by Patty McGann)

Conclusion

The above picture shared on social media, claiming it’s the world’s smallest bird, is FALSE. The bird in the picture is a miniature figurine of a Robin bird crafted by Malinik Miniatures.