List of hummingbirds
Encyclopedia
This is a complete list of hummingbird
s in alphabetical order, sortable by common or binomial name. For hummingbirds in taxonomic order
, see list of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings...
s in alphabetical order, sortable by common or binomial name. For hummingbirds in taxonomic order
Taxonomic order
Taxonomic sequence is a sequence followed in listing of taxa which aids ease of use and roughly reflects the evolutionary relationships among the taxa...
, see list of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
| Name | binomial |
|---|---|
| Allen's Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird The Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, is a species of hummingbird.The Allen's Hummingbird is a small bird, with mature adults reaching only 3 to 3½ inches in length. The male Allen's has a green back and forehead, with rust-colored rufous flanks, rump, and tail. The male's throat is also an... |
Selasphorus sasin |
| Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia Hummingbird The Amazilia Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird, a family of small near passerine birds. The Loja Hummingbird , with less rufous to the underparts, is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Amazilia Hummingbird.... |
Amazilia amazilia |
| Amethyst Woodstar Amethyst Woodstar The Amethyst Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in most of central, and eastern South America proper, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname-, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela... |
Calliphlox amethystina |
| Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Hummingbird The Amethyst-Throated Mountaingem or Amethyst-Throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.... |
Lampornis amethystinus |
| Amethyst-throated Sunangel Amethyst-throated Sunangel The Amethyst-throated Sunangel is a species of hummingbird.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Heliangelus amethysticollis |
| Andean Emerald Andean Emerald The Andean Emerald is a species of hummingbird found at forest edge, woodland, gardens and scrub in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. It is generally fairly common. It is green above and white below. Some subspecies have a blue crown.-External links:* on the Internet Bird Collection... |
Agyrtria franciae |
| Andean Hillstar Andean Hillstar The Andean Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in grassland, scrub and woodland in the Altiplano of southern Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and north-western Argentina... |
Oreotrochilus estella |
| Anna's Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird native to the west coast of North America. This bird was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli.-Description:... |
Calypte anna |
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird Antillean Crested Hummingbird The Antillean Crested Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, north-east Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin,... |
Orthorhyncus cristatus |
| Antillean Mango Antillean Mango The Antillean Mango is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and Virgin Islands, U.S..... |
Anthracothorax dominicus |
| Azure-crowned Hummingbird Azure-crowned Hummingbird The Azure-Crowned Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.... |
Agyrtria cyanocephala |
| Bahama Woodstar Bahama Woodstar The Bahama Woodstar is a species of hummingbird.The Bahama Woodstar is a medium-sized hummingbird, growing to be about 3 to 5 inches in length. They are green above with mixed olive-buff underparts. Bills on both the male and female are slightly decurved. Males show a reddish-pink throat is lined... |
Calliphlox evelynae |
| Band-tailed Barbthroat Band-tailed Barbthroat The Band-tailed Barbthroat is a medium-sized hummingbird which is a resident breeder from southeastern Guatemala and Belize to western Ecuador and western Venezuela.... |
Threnetes ruckeri |
| Bearded Helmetcrest Bearded Helmetcrest The Bearded Helmetcrest is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, known as páramo.... |
Oxypogon guerinii |
| Bearded Mountaineer Bearded Mountaineer The Bearded Mountaineer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.... |
Oreonympha nobilis |
| Beautiful Hummingbird Beautiful Hummingbird The Beautiful Sheartail or Beautiful Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Mexico.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:... |
Calothorax pulcher |
| Bee Hummingbird Bee Hummingbird The Bee Hummingbird or Zunzuncito is a species of hummingbird that is endemic to Cuba and Isla de la Juventud... |
Mellisuga helenae |
| Berylline Hummingbird Berylline Hummingbird The Berylline Hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina, sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 8-10 cm long, and weighs 4-5 g.- Overview :... |
Saucerottia beryllina |
| Black Inca Black Inca The Black Inca, Príncipe de Arcabuco is a bird species in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Colombia.... |
Coeligena prunellei |
| Black Jacobin Black Jacobin The Black Jacobin , previously placed in the monotypic Melanotrochilus, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in or near Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina... |
Florisuga fuscus |
| Black Metaltail Black Metaltail The Black Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.... |
Metallura phoebe |
| Black-backed Thornbill Black-backed Thornbill The Black-Backed Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Colombia.... |
Ramphomicron dorsale |
| Black-bellied Hummingbird Black-bellied Hummingbird The Black-bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in moist forest and edge at middle elevations on the Caribbean slope in Costa Rica and Panama-References:... |
Eupherusa nigriventris |
| Black-bellied Thorntail Black-bellied Thorntail The Black-bellied Thorntail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Discosura langsdorffi |
| Black-billed Streamertail Black-billed Streamertail The Black-billed Streamertail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to eastern Jamaica. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Trochilus polytmus.-References:... |
Trochilus scitulus |
| Black-breasted Hillstar Black-breasted Hillstar The Black-breasted Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in scrub at altitudes of in the Andes of central Peru. Unlike the other hillstars, the tail, chest and belly of the male Black-breasted Hillstar are almost entirely black.-References:* BirdLife... |
Oreotrochilus melanogaster |
| Black-breasted Puffleg Black-breasted Puffleg The Black-breasted Puffleg is an average sized species of hummingbird endemic to Ecuador. It has a very restricted range, being found only on the Northwestern slopes of the Pichincha volcano and it is critically endangered... |
Eriocnemis nigrivestis |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird The Black-chinned Hummingbird is a small hummingbird.Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very slender. The adult male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat band and a dark forked tail... |
Archilochus alexandri |
| Black-crested Coquette Black-crested Coquette The Black-Crested Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.... |
Lophornis helenae |
| Black-eared Fairy Black-eared Fairy The Black-eared Fairy is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.... |
Heliothryx aurita |
| Black-hooded Sunbeam Black-hooded Sunbeam The Black-Hooded Sunbeam is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.... |
Aglaeactis pamela |
| Black-tailed Trainbearer Black-tailed Trainbearer The Black-tailed Trainbearer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.... |
Lesbia victoriae |
| Black-thighed Puffleg Black-thighed Puffleg The Black-thighed Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at humid forest edge and ravines in the Andean highlands of Colombia and northern Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss. As suggested by its name, the feathering around its legs is black, which is... |
Eriocnemis derbyi |
| Black-throated Brilliant Black-throated Brilliant The Black-throated Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.... |
Heliodoxa schreibersii |
| Black-throated Hermit Black-throated Hermit The Black-throated Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. This small hermit is found in the western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.-References:... |
Phaethornis atrimentalis |
| Black-throated Mango Black-throated Mango The Black-throated Mango is a mainly South American hummingbird species.-Description:It is 10.2 cm long and weighs 7.2g. The longish black bill is slightly decurved. The tail in both sexes has dark central feathers, the outer tail being wine-red tipped with black.The male has glossy bright... |
Anthracothorax nigricollis |
| Blossomcrown Blossomcrown The Blossomcrown is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:... |
Anthocephala floriceps |
| Blue-capped Hummingbird Blue-capped Hummingbird The Blue-capped Hummingbird or Oaxaca Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird endemic to subtropical moist forest in the southernmost portion of the Sierra Madre del Sur in the Mexican state of Oaxaca... |
Eupherusa cyanophrys |
| Blue-capped Puffleg Blue-capped Puffleg The Blue-Capped Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Eriocnemis glaucopoides |
| Blue-chested Hummingbird Blue-chested Hummingbird The Blue-Chested Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama.... |
Polyerata amabilis |
| Blue-chinned Sapphire Blue-chinned Sapphire The Blue-chinned Sapphire is a hummingbird that breeds from Colombia south and east to the Guianas, Trinidad, Peru, and Brazil. There have been occasional records from Tobago... |
Chlorostilbon notatus |
| Blue-fronted Lancebill Blue-fronted Lancebill The Blue-Fronted Lancebill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Doryfera johannae |
| Blue-headed Hummingbird Blue-headed Hummingbird The Blue-headed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Dominica and Martinique.... |
Cyanophaia bicolor |
| Blue-headed Sapphire Blue-headed Sapphire The Blue-Headed Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.... |
Hylocharis grayi |
| Blue-mantled Thornbill Blue-mantled Thornbill The Blue-Mantled Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.... |
Chalcostigma stanleyi |
| Blue-tailed Emerald Blue-tailed Emerald The Blue-tailed Emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus, is a hummingbird found in tropical and subtropical South America east of the Andes from Colombia east to the Guianas and Trinidad, and south to northern Bolivia and central Brazil.... |
Chlorostilbon mellisugus |
| Blue-tailed Hummingbird Blue-tailed Hummingbird The Blue-tailed Hummingbird , sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.... |
Saucerottia cyanura |
| Blue-throated Goldentail Blue-throated Goldentail The Blue-throated Sapphire , also known as the Blue-Throated Goldentail, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama... |
Hylocharis eliciae |
| Blue-throated Hummingbird Blue-throated Hummingbird The Blue-throated Mountaingem or Blue-Throated Hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae, is a species of hummingbird, a member of the Trochilidae family of birds.... |
Lampornis clemenciae |
| Blue-throated Starfrontlet Blue-throated Starfrontlet The Blue-throated Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.... |
Coeligena helianthea |
| Blue-tufted Starthroat Blue-tufted Starthroat The Blue-Tufted Starthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador, although not in Norway.... |
Heliomaster furcifer |
| Booted Racket-tail Booted Racket-tail The Booted Racket-tail is a species of hummingbird. It is found in the Andean cordillera of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela; Venezuela also has a population on the northern coast.-Description:... |
Ocreatus underwoodii |
| Brazilian Ruby Brazilian Ruby The Brazilian Ruby is a species of hummingbird found in forest edge, second growth, gardens and parks in eastern Brazil. It is monotypic within the genus Clytolaema. It is common and among the species regularly seen at hummingbird feeders within its range. It is a relatively large hummingbird... |
Clytolaema rubricauda |
| Broad-billed Hummingbird Broad-billed Hummingbird The Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 9–10 cm long, and weighs approximately three to four grams.... |
Cynanthus latirostris |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird Broad-tailed Hummingbird The Broad-tailed hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus, is a medium-sized hummingbird, nearly in length.Male and female both have iridescent green backs and crowns and a white breast. The male has a gorget that shines with a brilliant red iridescence... |
Selasphorus platycercus |
| Broad-tipped Hermit Broad-tipped Hermit The Broad-tipped Hermit is a species of hummingbird found in northeast Brazil that has been placed in a monotypic genus Anopetia. It has a large range and is not endangered.... |
Anopetia gounellei |
| Bronze-tailed Comet Bronze-tailed Comet The Bronze-tailed Comet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Polyonymus.... |
Polyonymus caroli |
| Bronze-tailed Barbthroat | Threnetes (niger) loehkeni |
| Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer | Chalybura urochrysia |
| Bronze-tailed Thornbill Bronze-tailed Thornbill The Bronze-tailed Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:... |
Chalcostigma heteropogon |
| Bronzy Hermit Bronzy Hermit The Bronzy Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in forests and thickets from eastern Honduras south to western Panama, and in the Chocó of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. It closely resembles the larger Rufous-breasted Hermit.-References:*A Guide to... |
Glaucis aenea |
| Bronzy Inca Bronzy Inca The Bronzy Inca is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-Description:... |
Coeligena coeligena |
| Brown Inca Brown Inca The Brown Inca is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.... |
Coeligena wilsoni |
| Brown Violet-ear Brown Violet-ear The Brown Violetear is a large hummingbird that breeds at middle elevations in the mountains in Central America, and western and northern South America with isolated populations on Trinidad and in the Brazilian state Bahia.The breeding habitat is forest at altitudes between 400-1600 m, but the... |
Colibri delphinae |
| Buff-bellied Hermit Buff-bellied Hermit The Buff-Bellied Hermit is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family, the hummingbirds.It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:... |
Phaethornis subochraceus |
| Buff-bellied Hummingbird Buff-bellied Hummingbird The Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Amazilia yucatanensis, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is long and has a mass of .Adults are a metallic olive green above and buffy in the lower breast. The tail and primary wings are rufous in color and slightly forked. The underwing is white. The bill of the male... |
Amazilia yucatanensis |
| Buff-breasted Sabrewing Buff-breasted Sabrewing The Buff-Breasted Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil and Venezuela.... |
Campylopterus duidae |
| Buff-tailed Coronet Buff-tailed Coronet - Introduction :The Buff-tailed Coronet, Boissonneaua flavescens, is a species of hummingbird from the family Trochilidea. It is found in Colombia,... |
Boissonneaua flavescens |
| Buff-tailed Sicklebill Buff-tailed Sicklebill The Buff-tailed Sicklebill is a species of hermit hummingbird from the lower Andes and adjacent west Amazonian lowlands from southern Colombia and northern Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia.-Description:... |
Eutoxeres condamini |
| Buff-thighed Puffleg Buff-thighed Puffleg The Buff-thighed Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.... |
Haplophaedia assimilis |
| Buff-winged Starfrontlet Buff-winged Starfrontlet The Buff-Winged Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Coeligena lutetiae |
| Buffy Hummingbird Buffy Hummingbird The Buffy Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, French Guiana, and Venezuela.... |
Leucippus fallax |
| Bumblebee Hummingbird Bumblebee Hummingbird The Bumblebee Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is predominantly found in Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the United States.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.... |
Atthis heloisa |
| Calliope Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird The Calliope Hummingbird is a very small hummingbird and the smallest bird found in Canada and the United States. It is the only member of the Stellula genus.... |
Stellula calliope |
| Canivet's Emerald | Chlorostilbon canivetii |
| Charming Hummingbird Charming Hummingbird The Charming Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Polyerata decora |
| Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird The Chestnut-Bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Colombia.... |
Amazilia castaneiventris |
| Chestnut-breasted Coronet Chestnut-breasted Coronet The Chestnut-breasted Coronet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid montane Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally easily recognized by its contrasting rufous underparts.-References:* BirdLife International 2004.... |
Boissonneaua matthewsii |
| Chilean Woodstar Chilean Woodstar The Chilean Woodstar is a small bird in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is restricted to northernmost Chile with reports from southern Peru. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and is classed as an endangered species... |
Eulidia yarrellii |
| Chimborazo Hillstar | Oreotrochilus chimborazo |
| Chiribiquete Emerald Chiribiquete Emerald The Chiribiquete Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Colombia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007.... |
Chlorostilbon olivaresi |
| Cinnamon Hummingbird Cinnamon Hummingbird The Cinnamon Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found from northwestern Mexico to Costa Rica.... |
Amazilia rutila |
| Cinnamon-throated Hermit Cinnamon-throated Hermit The Cinnamon-throated Hermit is a species in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is found in a broad dry to semi-humid belt along the southern edge of the Amazon Rainforest from far north-eastern Bolivia north-east to Maranhão in Brazil. Its natural habitat is tropical dry to semi-humid... |
Phaethornis nattereri |
| Collared Inca Collared Inca The Collared Inca is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru and Bolivia. It is very distinctive and unique in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail... |
Coeligena torquata |
| Colorful Puffleg Colorful Puffleg The Colorful Puffleg is a critically endangered hummingbird endemic to Colombia.In 2005, Swarovski donated funds which allowed the American Bird Conservancy and Fundación ProAves to create a reserve for this species.... |
Eriocnemis mirabilis |
| Copper-rumped Hummingbird Copper-rumped Hummingbird The Copper-rumped Hummingbird, Amazilia tobaci, sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a small bird that breeds in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and has occurred as a vagrant on Grenada. It is a seasonal migrant in parts of Venezuela.... |
Saucerottia tobaci |
| Copper-tailed Hummingbird | Saucerottia cupreicauda |
| Coppery Emerald Coppery Emerald The Coppery Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Chlorostilbon russatus |
| Coppery Metaltail Coppery Metaltail The Coppery Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Metallura theresiae |
| Coppery Thorntail Coppery Thorntail Letitia's Thorntail , also known as the Coppery Thorntail, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is only known from two old male specimens from Bolivia... |
Discosura letitiae |
| Coppery-bellied Puffleg Coppery-bellied Puffleg The Coppery-bellied Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.... |
Eriocnemis cupreoventris |
| Coppery-headed Emerald Coppery-headed Emerald The Coppery-headed Emerald is a type of hummingbird. It is endemic to Costa Rica.The noticeably decurved bill sets it apart from similar White-tailed Emerald .... |
Elvira cupreiceps |
| Coppery-naped Puffleg Coppery-naped Puffleg The Coppery-naped Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani sapphiropygia, is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes in Peru in wet montane forest edges between 2000-4000 m altitude. It is usually considered a subspecies of the Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani.-References:*Handbook of the... |
Eriocnemis sapphiropygia |
| Costa's Hummingbird Costa's Hummingbird The Costa's Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird.The Costa's Hummingbird is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3 to 3½ inches in length. The male Costa's has a mainly green back and flanks, a small black tail and wings, and patches of white below their gorgeted throat and tail... |
Calypte costae |
| Cozumel Emerald Cozumel Emerald The Cozumel Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.It is endemic to the Mexican island of Cozumel off the Yucatán Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist... |
Chlorostilbon forficatus |
| Crimson Topaz Crimson Topaz The Crimson Topaz is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.... |
Topaza pella |
| Cuban Emerald Cuban Emerald The Cuban Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in Cuba and the Bahamas.... |
Chlorostilbon ricordii |
| Dot-eared Coquette Dot-eared Coquette The Dot-Eared Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Lophornis gouldii |
| Dusky Hummingbird Dusky Hummingbird The Dusky Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird of the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.... |
Cynanthus sordidus |
| Dusky-throated Hermit Dusky-throated Hermit The Dusky-throated Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to humid Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil. It formerly included the Streak-throated Hermit as a subspecies... |
Phaethornis squalidus |
| Ecuadorian Piedtail Ecuadorian Piedtail The Ecuadorian Piedtail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.... |
Phlogophilus hemileucurus |
| Emerald-bellied Puffleg Emerald-bellied Puffleg The Emerald-bellied Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Eriocnemis alinae |
| Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Emerald-chinned Hummingbird The Emerald-chinned Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Abeillia abeillei |
| Empress Brilliant Empress Brilliant The Empress Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.... |
Heliodoxa imperatrix |
| Esmeraldas Woodstar Esmeraldas Woodstar The Esmeraldas Woodstar, Colibri De Berlepsch, ColibrÍ De Esmeraldas, or Estrellita EsmeraldeÑA is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Ecuador.... |
Chaetocercus berlepschi |
| Fawn-breasted Brilliant Fawn-breasted Brilliant -Introduction:The Fawn-breasted Brilliant, , is a species of hummingbird. It is found in South American countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and lives in tropical climates. It has a light brown chest, a dark green back, a white spot behind the eye, and a red spot on the throat... |
Heliodoxa rubinoides |
| Festive Coquette Festive Coquette The Festive Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in northwestern South America, the region of the western Amazon Basin, in the countries of northwest Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru... |
Lophornis chalybeus |
| Fiery Topaz Fiery Topaz The Fiery Topaz is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:... |
Topaza pyra |
| Fiery-tailed Awlbill Fiery-tailed Awlbill The Fiery-tailed Awlbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic for its genus.It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.... |
Avocettula recurvirostris |
| Fiery-throated Hummingbird Fiery-throated Hummingbird The Fiery-throated Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird which breeds only in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama... |
Panterpe insignis |
| Fire-throated Metaltail Fire-throated Metaltail The Fiery-throated Metaltail or Fire-Throated Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Metallura eupogon |
| Fork-tailed Woodnymph Fork-tailed Woodnymph The Fork-tailed Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.... |
Thalurania furcata |
| Frilled Coquette Frilled Coquette The Frilled Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. At 6.8 cm and a weight under 3 grams, this is one of the smallest birds... |
Lophornis magnificus |
| Garden Emerald Garden Emerald The Garden Emerald is a small hummingbird that is an endemic resident breeder in Costa Rica and western Panama. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Blue-tailed Emerald.... |
Chlorostilbon assimilis |
| Garnet-throated Hummingbird Garnet-throated Hummingbird The Garnet-throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. It is in the monotypical genus Lamprolaima.... |
Lamprolaima rhami |
| Giant Hummingbird Giant Hummingbird The Giant Hummingbird is the largest member of the hummingbird family, weighing 18-24 g and measuring approximately 21.5 cm in length. This is approximately the length same length as a European Starling or a Northern Cardinal, though the Giant Hummingbird is considerably lighter due to its... |
Patagona gigas |
| Gilded Sapphire | Hylocharis chrysura |
| Glittering-bellied Emerald Glittering-bellied Emerald The Glittering-bellied Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It has widely been listed by the scientific name Chlorostilbon aureoventris, but this was shown to be mistaken by J. F. Pacheco and B. M. Whitney in 2006.It is found in north-eastern Argentina, eastern and... |
Chlorostilbon aureoventris |
| Glittering-throated Emerald Glittering-throated Emerald The Glittering-throated Emerald , sometimes placed in the genus Polyerata, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.... |
Polyerata fimbriata |
| Glowing Puffleg Glowing Puffleg The Glowing Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on... |
Eriocnemis vestitus |
| Glow-throated Hummingbird Glow-throated Hummingbird The Glow-Throated Hummingbird, Colibri Ardent, or ColibrÍ Ardiente is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Panama.... |
Selasphorus ardens |
| Golden Starfrontlet Golden Starfrontlet The Golden Starfrontlet or Golden-tailed Starfrontlet is usuually considered a subspecies of hummingbird endemic to Venezuela. It is often considered a subspecies of the Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, C... |
Coeligena eos |
| Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Golden-bellied Starfrontlet The Golden-Bellied Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird found in Colombia and a very small part of Venezuela.... |
Coeligena bonapartei |
| Golden-breasted Puffleg Golden-breasted Puffleg The Golden-breasted Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:... |
Eriocnemis mosquera |
| Golden-crowned Emerald Golden-crowned Emerald The Golden-Crowned Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Mexico.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007.... |
Chlorostilbon auriceps |
| Golden-tailed Sapphire Golden-tailed Sapphire The Golden-tailed Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.... |
Chrysuronia oenone |
| Gorgeted Puffleg Gorgeted Puffleg The Gorgeted Puffleg is a hummingbird endemic to Colombia. This species was discovered in 2005, but not confirmed as new until 2007... |
Eriocnemis isabellae |
| Gorgeted Sunangel Gorgeted Sunangel The Gorgeted Sunangel, Heliangelus strophianus, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia andEcuador.... |
Heliangelus strophianus |
| Gorgeted Woodstar Gorgeted Woodstar The Gorgeted Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Venezuela, also locality populations in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest... |
Chaetocercus heliodor |
| Gould's Inca Gould's Inca The Gould's Inca is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forest of south-eastern Peru and Bolivia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but has a rufous chest-patch... |
Coeligena inca |
| Gould's Jewelfront Gould's Jewelfront The Gould's Jewelfront is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Heliodoxa aurescens |
| Gray-bellied Comet | Taphrolesbia griseiventris |
| Gray-breasted Sabrewing | Campylopterus largipennis |
| Gray-chinned Hermit | Phaethornis griseogularis |
| Gray-tailed Mountain-gem Gray-tailed Mountain-gem The Grey-tailed Mountaingem or Gray-tailed Mountaingem is a hummingbird which breeds only in the mountains of southern Costa Rica... |
Lampornis cinereicauda |
| Great Sapphirewing Great Sapphirewing The Great Sapphirewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes... |
Pterophanes cyanopterus |
| Great-billed Hermit Great-billed Hermit The Great-billed Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.... |
Phaethornis malaris |
| Green Hermit Green Hermit The Green Hermit is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder from southern Central America south to northwestern South America It is 5.3 in long and weighs 0.22 oz . The male Green Hermit is mainly dark green with a blue-green rump... |
Phaethornis guy |
| Green Mango Green Mango The Green Mango is a large species of hummingbird endemic to the main island of Puerto Rico and its archipelago. It is usually found in the mountainous regions of the island, often in coffee and other kind of plantations. They usually feed on the nectar found in Heliconia flowers... |
Anthracothorax viridis |
| Green Thorntail Green Thorntail The Green Thorntail is a small hummingbird that is a resident breeder from Costa Rica to western Ecuador. It occurs at middle elevations from 700-1400 m but may descend lower early in the wet season. In Costa Rica and Panama it is confined to the Caribbean slopes.This is a forest canopy species... |
Discosura conversii |
| Green Violet-ear Green Violet-ear - Introduction :The Green Violetear is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Mexico to northern South America.- Taxonomy :... |
Colibri thalassinus |
| Green-and-white Hummingbird Green-and-white Hummingbird The Green-and-white Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to the East Andean slope in Peru, where generally restricted to areas near humid forest. It is commonly seen at Machu Picchu... |
Leucippus viridicauda |
| Green-backed Firecrown Green-backed Firecrown The Green-backed Firecrown is a hummingbird that is found in Argentina and Chile. It can be fairly common in some locations, especially the Robinson Crusoe Island, 350 miles off the Chilean coast. It is found as far south as Tierra del Fuego.Like its cousin the Juan Fernández Firecrown, the... |
Sephanoides sephaniodes |
| Green-bellied Hummingbird Green-bellied Hummingbird The Green-bellied Hummingbird , also known as the Tepui Hummingbird and sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family... |
Saucerottia viridigaster |
| Green-breasted Mango Green-breasted Mango The Green-breasted Mango is a hummingbird from tropical America. The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalist Florent Prévost.- Description :... |
Anthracothorax prevostii |
| Green-breasted Mountain-gem Green-breasted Mountain-gem The Green-breasted Mountaingem is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Honduras and Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Lampornis sybillae |
| Green-crowned Brilliant Green-crowned Brilliant The Green-crowned Brilliant is a large robust hummingbird that is a resident breeder in the highlands from Costa Rica to western Ecuador.This hummingbird inhabits wet mountain forests including edges, gaps and tall second growth... |
Heliodoxa jacula |
| Green-crowned Woodnymph Green-crowned Woodnymph The Green-crowned Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid forest and tall second growth from eastern Panama, south through western Colombia and Ecuador, to far north-western Peru... |
Thalurania fannyi |
| Green-fronted Hummingbird Green-fronted Hummingbird The Green-fronted Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.-Taxonomy:It includes the subspecies wagneri, which sometimes is considered a separate species, the Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird .-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Belize and Mexico... |
Agyrtria viridifrons |
| Green-fronted Lancebill Green-fronted Lancebill The Green-fronted Lancebill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela... |
Doryfera ludovicae |
| Green-headed Hillstar Green-headed Hillstar The Green-headed Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella stolzmanni, is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes in far southern Ecuador and northern and central Peru in alpine grassland and scrub at altitudes of .... |
Oreotrochilus stolzmanni |
| Greenish Puffleg Greenish Puffleg The Greenish Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.... |
Haplophaedia aureliae |
| Green-tailed Emerald Green-tailed Emerald The Green-Tailed Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004.... |
Chlorostilbon alice |
| Green-tailed Goldenthroat Green-tailed Goldenthroat The Green-tailed Goldenthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.... |
Polytmus theresiae |
| Green-tailed Trainbearer Green-tailed Trainbearer The Green-tailed Trainbearer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Lesbia nuna |
| Green-throated Carib Green-throated Carib The Green-throated Carib is a species of hummingbird found throughout the Caribbean region.It is found in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, north-east Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint... |
Eulampis holosericeus |
| Green-throated Mango Green-throated Mango The Green-throated Mango is a hummingbird that breeds from northeastern Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas south to northeasterm Brazil. In Brazil, the bird is only found on the narrow Atlantic coastal strip north and south of the Amazon River outlet, and a strip along the river proper, about... |
Anthracothorax viridigula |
| Green-throated Mountain-gem Green-throated Mountain-gem The Green-throated Mountaingem is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Lampornis viridipallens |
| Hispaniolan Emerald Hispaniolan Emerald The Hispaniolan Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.... |
Chlorostilbon swainsonii |
| Hoary Puffleg Hoary Puffleg The Hoary Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.... |
Haplophaedia lugens |
| Honduran Emerald Honduran Emerald The Honduran Emerald, Amazilia luciae, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Honduras.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.... |
Polyerata luciae |
| Hooded Visorbearer Hooded Visorbearer The Hooded Visorbearer, Colibri Lumachelle, or ColibrÍ Lumaquela is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Brazil.... |
Augastes lumachella |
| Hook-billed Hermit Hook-billed Hermit The Hook-Billed Hermit is an endangered species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid forests in eastern Brazil, with recent records from the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia only. It resembles the far commoner Rufous-breasted Hermit, but has a straighter bill and lacks... |
Glaucis dohrnii |
| Horned Sungem Horned Sungem The Horned Sungem is a South American hummingbird, the only species, , of the genus Heliactin. The scientific name bilophus is sometimes considered a nomen oblitum, which, if accepted, results in Heliactin cornutus being the correct name for this species... |
Heliactin bilophus |
| Hyacinth Visorbearer Hyacinth Visorbearer The Hyacinth Visorbearer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.-Source:* BirdLife... |
Augastes scutatus |
| Indigo-capped Hummingbird Indigo-capped Hummingbird The Indigo-capped Hummingbird , sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia... |
Saucerottia cyanifrons |
| Jamaican Mango Jamaican Mango The Jamaican Mango is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is an endemic species of Jamaica, meaning, it is found only on the island of Jamaica and nowhere else in the world.... |
Anthracothorax mango |
| Juan Fernández Firecrown Juan Fernandez Firecrown The Juan Fernández Firecrown is a hummingbird found solely on Isla Róbinson Crusoe, one of a three-island archipelago belonging to Chile. It is non-migratory and shares the island with the smaller Green-backed Firecrown, Sephanoides sephaniodes.The population of this species has been in a general... |
Sephanoides fernandensis |
| Koepcke's Hermit Koepcke's Hermit The Koepcke's Hermit, Ermite de Koepcke, or Ermitaño de Koepcke is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.... |
Phaethornis koepckeae |
| Lazuline Sabrewing Lazuline Sabrewing The Lazuline Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10... |
Campylopterus falcatus |
| Little Hermit Little Hermit The Little Hermit is a hummingbird that is a resident breeder in north-eastern Venezuela, northern Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad. This lowland species occurs in various semi-open wooded habitats, e.g. mangrove, secondary forest, plantations and scrub. In Trinidad it also occurs in... |
Phaethornis longuemareus |
| Little Sunangel Little Sunangel The Flame-throated Sunangel or Little Sunangel is a species of hummingbird.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:... |
Heliangelus micrastur |
| Little Woodstar Little Woodstar The Little Woodstar, Colibri Bourdon, ColibrÍ Abejorro, or Estrellita Chica is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.... |
Chaetocercus bombus |
| Loja Hummingbird Loja Hummingbird The Loja Hummingbird, Amazilia alticola, is a species of hummingbird found in southern Ecuador and northern Peru in the edges of cloud forest and open scrub between 1000 and 2200 m altitude. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Amazilia Hummingbird, Amazilia... |
Amazilia alticola |
| Long-billed Hermit Long-billed Hermit The Long-billed Hermit is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder from central Mexico south to northwestern Colombia, extreme western Venezuela and western Ecuador... |
Phaethornis longirostris |
| Long-billed Starthroat Long-billed Starthroat The Long-billed Starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris, is a hummingbird that breeds from southern Mexico to Panama, from Colombia south and east to Bolivia and Brazil, and on Trinidad... |
Heliomaster longirostris |
| Long-tailed Hermit Long-tailed Hermit The Long-tailed Hermit is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil... |
Phaethornis superciliosus |
| Long-tailed Sabrewing Long-tailed Sabrewing The Long-tailed Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is often considered a subspecies of the Wedge-tailed Sabrewing, but is larger and longer-tailed... |
Campylopterus excellens |
| Long-tailed Sylph Long-tailed Sylph The Long-tailed Sylph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.Courtship strategy... |
Aglaiocercus kingi |
| Long-tailed Woodnymph Long-tailed Woodnymph The Long-tailed Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in humid forests in north-eastern Brazil.-Source:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007.... |
Thalurania watertonii |
| Longuemare's Sunangel Longuemare's Sunangel Longuemare's Sunangel is a species of hummingbird found in Venezuela and northeastern Colombia. It is closely related to the Amethyst-throated Sunangel, and species limits in this complex are unclear.... |
Heliangelus clarisse |
| Lucifer Hummingbird Lucifer Hummingbird The Lucifer Sheartail or Lucifer Hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer is a medium-sized, up to 10cm long, green hummingbird with long decurved bill, small wings and white streak behind eye. The male has an iridescent plumage, forked dark tail, green crown, long magenta gorget and white underparts... |
Calothorax lucifer |
| Magenta-throated Woodstar Magenta-throated Woodstar The Magenta-throated Woodstar is an attractive hummingbird that is a resident breeder in forest edge and scrub in Costa Rica and western Panama. Its nest is undescribed.... |
Calliphlox bryantae |
| Magnificent Hummingbird Magnificent Hummingbird The Magnificent Hummingbird is a large hummingbird that breeds in mountains from the southwestern United States to western Panama. It is the only member of the genus Eugenes, although the northern, nominate subspecies E. fulgens fulgens has on occasion been separated from the larger, southern race... |
Eugenes fulgens |
| Mangrove Hummingbird Mangrove Hummingbird The Mangrove Hummingbird, Amazilia boucardi, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Costa Rica.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.... |
Polyerata boucardi |
| Many-spotted Hummingbird Many-spotted Hummingbird The Many-spotted Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Taphrospilus, but is sometimes placed in Amazilia or Leucippus instead.... |
Leucippus hypostictus |
| Maranhao Hermit | Phaethornis (nattereri) maranhaoensis |
| Marvellous Spatuletail Marvellous Spatuletail The Marvellous Spatuletail is a medium-sized white, green and bronze hummingbird adorned with blue crest feathers, a brilliant turquoise gorget, and a black line on its white underparts. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Loddigesia.A Peruvian endemic, this species is found in the... |
Loddigesia mirabilis |
| Mexican Sheartail Mexican Sheartail The Mexican Sheartail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, mangroves, rural gardens and urban areas.It is threatened by habitat loss... |
Doricha eliza |
| Mexican Woodnymph Mexican Woodnymph The Mexican Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family and is endemic to western Mexico.Its habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland/foothill forests and plantations .It is threatened by habitat loss... |
Thalurania ridgwayi |
| Minute Hermit Minute Hermit The Minute Hermit is a tiny species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to humid Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, ranging from Rio de Janeiro north to south-eastern Bahia. At average of 6.7 cm long and a weight under 3 grams, this is one of the smallest known... |
Phaethornis idaliae |
| Mountain Avocetbill Mountain Avocetbill The Mountain Avocetbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family, the only member of its genus.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.... |
Opisthoprora euryptera |
| Mountain Velvetbreast Mountain Velvetbreast The Mountain Velvetbreast is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of its genus.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Lafresnaya lafresnayi |
| Napo Sabrewing Napo Sabrewing The Napo Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.... |
Campylopterus villaviscensio |
| Narrow-tailed Emerald Narrow-tailed Emerald The Narrow-Tailed Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.... |
Chlorostilbon stenurus |
| Neblina Metaltail Neblina Metaltail The Neblina Metaltail, MÉTallure Du Chinguela, or Metalura Del Chinguela is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.... |
Metallura odomae |
| Needle-billed Hermit Needle-billed Hermit The Needle-Billed Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:... |
Phaethornis philippii |
| Oasis Hummingbird Oasis Hummingbird The Oasis Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in coastal regions of Peru in a 100-200 km wide strip that extends the length of Peru's coastline, about 3000 km... |
Rhodopis vesper |
| Olivaceous Thornbill Olivaceous Thornbill The Olivaceous Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:... |
Chalcostigma olivaceum |
| Olive-spotted Hummingbird Olive-spotted Hummingbird The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:... |
Leucippus chlorocercus |
| Orange-throated Sunangel Orange-throated Sunangel The Orange-Throated Sunangel is a species of hummingbird.It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:... |
Heliangelus mavors |
| Pale-bellied Hermit Pale-bellied Hermit The Pale-bellied Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10... |
Phaethornis anthophilus |
| Pale-tailed Barbthroat Pale-tailed Barbthroat The Pale-tailed Barbthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in the Amazon Basin proper and bordering countries, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.... |
Threnetes (niger) leucurus |
| Peacock Coquette Peacock Coquette The Peacock Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Lophornis pavoninus |
| Perija Metaltail Perija Metaltail The Perijá Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to paramo and elfin forest at high altitudes of the Perijá Mountains in Colombia and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.... |
Metallura iracunda |
| Peruvian Piedtail Peruvian Piedtail The Peruvian Piedtail, Colibri De Hartert, or ColibrÍ Colipinto Peruano is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.... |
Phlogophilus harterti |
| Peruvian Sheartail Peruvian Sheartail The Peruvian Sheartail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Peru west of the Andes and has been recorded in Ecuador... |
Thaumastura cora |
| Pink-throated Brilliant Pink-throated Brilliant The Pink-throated Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.... |
Heliodoxa gularis |
| Plain-bellied Emerald Plain-bellied Emerald The Plain-bellied Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found from north-eastern Venezuela, through the Guianas, to around São Luís in Brazil. Smaller disjunct population are found in north-eastern Brazil as far south as Bahia. It occurs in a wide range of semi-open... |
Agyrtria leucogaster |
| Plain-capped Starthroat Plain-capped Starthroat The Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii, is a large-sized hummingbird. It is 11-12 cm long, and weighs approximately 7-8 g.Adults are colored predominantly metallic bronze on their upper-parts, tail, back and crown. The bird has a dark eye-stripe with a white stripe above and below. ... |
Heliomaster constantii |
| Planalto Hermit Planalto Hermit The Planalto Hermit is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family, the hummingbirds. It is found in eastern and south-central Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and marginally in north-western Argentina.... |
Phaethornis pretrei |
| Plovercrest Plovercrest The Plovercrest or Black-breasted Plovercrest is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Stephanoxis. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former... |
Stephanoxis lalandi |
| Puerto Rican Emerald Puerto Rican Emerald The Puerto Rican Emerald , or Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico in Spanish, is an endemic hummingbird found only in the archipelago of Puerto Rico.... |
Chlorostilbon maugaeus |
| Purple-backed Sunbeam Purple-backed Sunbeam The Purple-backed Sunbeam, Aglaeactis aliciae, is a bird species in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.... |
Aglaeactis aliciae |
| Purple-backed Thornbill Purple-backed Thornbill The Purple-Backed Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.... |
Ramphomicron microrhynchum |
| Purple-bibbed Whitetip Purple-bibbed Whitetip The Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Urosticte benjamini, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in the humid Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador.... |
Urosticte benjamini |
| Purple-chested Hummingbird Purple-chested Hummingbird The Purple-Chested Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.... |
Polyerata rosenbergi |
| Purple-collared Woodstar Purple-collared Woodstar The Purple-collared Woodstar is a species of bird in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife... |
Myrtis fanny |
| Purple-crowned Fairy Purple-crowned Fairy The Purple-crowned Fairy is a large hummingbird that breeds in the lowlands and hills from southeastern Mexico south to southwestern Ecuador.... |
Heliothryx barroti |
| Purple-throated Carib Purple-throated Carib The Purple-throated Carib is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It breeds on Antigua, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Sint Eustatius... |
Eulampis jugularis |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gem Purple-throated Mountain-gem The Purple-throated Mountaingem is a hummingbird which breeds in the mountains of southern Nicaragua, northern Costa Rica and western Panama... |
Lampornis calolaema |
| Purple-throated Sunangel Purple-throated Sunangel The Purple-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus viola, is a species of midsized hummingbird in the genus Heliangelus. It is found in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest at an elevation ranging... |
Heliangelus viola |
| Purple-throated Woodstar Purple-throated Woodstar The Purple-throated Woodstar, Calliphlox mitchellii, is a species of hummingbird, and it is one of the four Calliphlox genera, the woodstars. The species is found in Colombia and Ecuador, and a minor localized population in Panama, 600 km from its main species distribution.- External links :* on... |
Calliphlox mitchellii |
| Racket-tailed Coquette Racket-tailed Coquette The Racket-tailed Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.... |
Discosura longicauda |
| Rainbow Starfrontlet Rainbow Starfrontlet The Rainbow Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International... |
Coeligena iris |
| Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Rainbow-bearded Thornbill The Rainbow-bearded Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:... |
Chalcostigma herrani |
| Red-billed Streamertail Green-and-black Streamertail The Red-billed Streamertail , also known as the Doctor Bird, is indigenous to Jamaica, where it is the most abundant and widespread member of the hummingbird family. While most authorities now consider it a separate species, some continue to consider it conspecific with the Black-billed Streamertail... |
Trochilus polytmus |
| Reddish Hermit Reddish Hermit The Reddish Hermit is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family, the hummingbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and in the Guianas. At 7.5 cm and a weight under 3 grams, it is among the smallest of the hermits and smallest birds overall... |
Phaethornis ruber |
| Red-tailed Comet Red-tailed Comet The Red-tailed Comet is a medium-sized hummingbird found in the central Andes of Bolivia and Argentina.-Description:... |
Sappho sparganura |
| Rondonia Emerald | Agyrtria rondoniae |
| Royal Sunangel Royal Sunangel The Royal Sunangel is a species of hummingbird. It is endemic to subtropical elfin forests and shrubs in the Andes of northern Peru and adjacent south-eastern Ecuador. It is endangered due to habitat loss... |
Heliangelus regalis |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird The Ruby-throated Hummingbird , is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America.- Description :... |
Archilochus colubris |
| Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Ruby-topaz Hummingbird The Ruby-topaz Hummingbird , commonly referred to simply as the Ruby Topaz, is a small bird that breeds in the Lesser Antilles and tropical northern South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas, south to central Brazil and northern Bolivia; also from Colombia into southern Panama. It is... |
Chrysolampis mosquitus |
| Rufous Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird The Rufous Hummingbird is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm long with a long, straight and very slender bill. The female is slightly larger than the male.-Description:... |
Selasphorus rufus |
| Rufous Sabrewing Rufous Sabrewing The Rufous Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Campylopterus rufus |
| Rufous-breasted Hermit Rufous-breasted Hermit The Rufous-breasted Hermit or Hairy Hermit is a hummingbird that breeds from Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada. It is a widespread and generally common species, though local populations may change in numbers and disappear altogether in marginal habitat-Description:It... |
Glaucis hirsuta |
| Rufous-breasted Sabrewing Rufous-breasted Sabrewing The Rufous-Breasted Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Campylopterus hyperythrus |
| Rufous-capped Thornbill Rufous-capped Thornbill The Rufous-Capped Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.... |
Chalcostigma ruficeps |
| Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird The Pirre Hummingbird , also somewhat misleadingly known as the Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only species in its genus.... |
Goethalsia bella |
| Rufous-crested Coquette Rufous-crested Coquette The Rufous-Crested Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded... |
Lophornis delattrei |
| Rufous-shafted Woodstar Rufous-shafted Woodstar The Rufous-Shafted Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.... |
Chaetocercus jourdanii |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Rufous-tailed Hummingbird The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird that breeds from east-central Mexico, through Central America and Colombia, east to western Venezuela and south through western Ecuador to near the border with Peru... |
Amazilia tzacatl |
| Rufous-throated Sapphire Rufous-throated Sapphire The Rufous-throated Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at forest edge, savanna-like habitats and plantations in northern and central South America.-References:... |
Hylocharis sapphirina |
| Rufous-vented Whitetip Rufous-vented Whitetip The Rufous-vented Whitetip is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:... |
Urosticte ruficrissa |
| Rufous-webbed Brilliant Rufous-webbed Brilliant The Rufous-webbed Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10... |
Heliodoxa branickii |
| Santa Marta Sabrewing Santa Marta Sabrewing The Santa Marta Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Colombia.... |
Campylopterus phainopeplus |
| Santa Marta Woodstar Santa Marta Woodstar The Santa Marta Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Colombia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007.... |
Chaetocercus astreans |
| Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird The Sapphire-Bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It has bright plumage, with blue undersides and green uppersides and black wings. The forked tail is blue-black.It is found only in Colombia... |
Lepidopyga lilliae |
| Sapphire-spangled Emerald Sapphire-spangled Emerald The Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Amazilia lactea, is a species of hummingbird that occurs in Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil from the Amazon south to Santa Catarina; there are uncertain records from east Ecuador. Both male and female have a bright "sapphire" blue chest and chin and green-blue... |
Polyerata lactea |
| Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Sapphire-throated Hummingbird The Sapphire-Throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.... |
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis |
| Sapphire-vented Puffleg Sapphire-vented Puffleg The Sapphire-vented Puffleg is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Eriocnemis luciani |
| Saw-billed Hermit Saw-billed Hermit The Saw-billed Hermit is a hummingbird from southeastern Brazil, the only member of the genus Ramphodon. It is around 14–16 cm long and is one of the heaviest of the hermits; its straight bill has a hooked tip... |
Ramphodon naevius |
| Scaled Metaltail Scaled Metaltail The Scaled Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:... |
Metallura aeneocauda |
| Scale-throated Hermit Scale-throated Hermit The Scale-throated Hermit is a species in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae.It is found in or near Atlantic forest in north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay... |
Phaethornis eurynome |
| Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Scaly-breasted Hummingbird The Scaly-breasted Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic for its genus.-Distribution and habitat:... |
Phaeochroa cuvierii |
| Scintillant Hummingbird Scintillant Hummingbird The Scintillant Hummingbird is the smallest hummingbird within its range, which includes only the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.... |
Selasphorus scintilla |
| Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Scissor-tailed Hummingbird The Scissor-tailed Hummingbird is a bird species in the family Trochilidae, the only member of the genus Hylonympha. It is found only in Venezuela.... |
Hylonympha macrocerca |
| Shining Sunbeam Shining Sunbeam The Shining Sunbeam is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.... |
Aglaeactis cupripennis |
| Shining-green Hummingbird Shining-green Hummingbird The Shining-Green Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.... |
Lepidopyga goudoti |
| Short-crested Coquette Short-crested Coquette The Short-crested Coquette, Coquette Du Guerrero, Coqueta Cresticorta, or Coqueta De Guerrero is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Mexico.... |
Lophornis brachylophus |
| Short-tailed Emerald Short-tailed Emerald The Short-tailed Emerald is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. It has also been called Poortman's Emerald Hummingbird.... |
Chlorostilbon poortmani |
| Short-tailed Woodstar Short-tailed Woodstar The Short-tailed Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland where it is the only hummingbird of the woodstar variety... |
Myrmia micrura |
| Slender Sheartail Slender Sheartail The Slender Sheartail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.... |
Doricha enicura |
| Slender-tailed Woodstar Slender-tailed Woodstar The Slender-Tailed Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.... |
Microstilbon burmeisteri |
| Snowcap Snowcap The Snowcap is a small hummingbird which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama. It is the only member of the genus Microchera.... |
Microchera albocoronata |
| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird | Saucerottia edward |
| Sombre Hummingbird Sombre Hummingbird The Sombre Hummingbird is the only species in the genus Aphantochroa. It is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Brazil.... |
Campylopterus cirrochloris |
| Sooty Barbthroat Sooty Barbthroat The Sooty Barbthroat is a hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae.It is found in French Guiana and far north-eastern Brazil. Its natural habitat is humid tropical lowland forest.... |
Threnetes niger |
| Sooty-capped Hermit Sooty-capped Hermit The Sooty-capped Hermit is a hummingbird from Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana and Brazil. It builds one of the most remarkable nests which hangs by a single stout cable of spiders' silk from some overhead support. These curious nests have been found beneath bridges, in highway culverts, and hanging... |
Phaethornis augusti |
| Spangled Coquette Spangled Coquette The Spangled Coquette, Coquette Pailletée, Coqueta Coronada, or Coqueta Lentejuelada is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Lophornis stictolophus |
| Sparkling Violet-ear Sparkling Violet-ear The Sparkling Violetear, Colibri coruscans, is a species of hummingbird. It is widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes , the Venezuelan Coastal Range and the Tepuis... |
Colibri coruscans |
| Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird The Sparkling-tailed Woodstar , also known as the Sparkling-Tailed Hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua... |
Tilmatura dupontii |
| Speckled Hummingbird Speckled Hummingbird The Speckled Hummingbird , is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.-External links:* on the Internet Bird Collection*; pbase.com... |
Adelomyia melanogenys |
| Spot-throated Hummingbird Spot-throated Hummingbird The Spot-Throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in northern Peru, with uncorroborated sightings from extreme south Ecuador.... |
Leucippus taczanowskii |
| Steely-vented Hummingbird Steely-vented Hummingbird The Steely-vented Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird that is a resident breeder from western Nicaragua to Costa Rica, and also in Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. The Central American birds differ in voice and behaviour from those in South America and may be a separate species, the ... |
Saucerottia saucerrottei |
| Straight-billed Hermit Straight-billed Hermit The Straight-billed Hermit is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family, the hummingbirds.It is found in the Guyanas of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; also the northern Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; it is in eastern Venezuela and the Orinoco River Basin... |
Phaethornis bourcieri |
| Streak-throated Hermit Streak-throated Hermit The Streak-throated Hermit , also known as the Rupurumi Hermit, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Dusky-throated Hermit. The Streak-throated Hermit is found in forest, woodland and dense shrub in north-eastern South America... |
Phaethornis rupurumii |
| Stripe-breasted Starthroat Stripe-breasted Starthroat The Stripe-breasted Starthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in regions of eastern and southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former... |
Heliomaster squamosus |
| Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Stripe-tailed Hummingbird The Stripe-tailed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird endemic to subtropical moist forests and adjacent clearings of Middle America, from the Gulf slope of southeastern Mexico to Panama.... |
Eupherusa eximia |
| Stripe-throated Hermit Stripe-throated Hermit The Stripe-throated Hermit is a species of hummingbird from Central America and north-western South America. It is generally fairly common and considered Least Concern by BirdLife International.... |
Phaethornis striigularis |
| Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Swallow-tailed Hummingbird The Swallow-tailed Hummingbird is a species in the hummingbird family , found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the monotypic genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries... |
Eupetomena macroura |
| Sword-billed Hummingbird Sword-billed Hummingbird Sword-billed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird from South America and the sole member of the genus Ensifera... |
Ensifera ensifera |
| Tapajós Hermit Tapajós Hermit The Tapajós Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in the south-eastern Amazon in Brazil, and its common name refers to the Tapajós River, which forms the western border of its distribution. This small hermit has rufous underparts, rump and tail-tips, white to... |
Phaethornis aethopyga |
| Tawny-bellied Hermit Tawny-bellied Hermit The Tawny-bellied Hermit, Phaethornis syrmatophorus, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia,Ecuador, and Peru.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.... |
Phaethornis syrmatophorus |
| Tepui Goldenthroat Tepui Goldenthroat The Tepui Goldenthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.... |
Polytmus milleri |
| Tooth-billed Hummingbird Tooth-billed Hummingbird The Tooth-billed Hummingbird is a species of bird from the family Trochilidae. It is monotypic within the genus Androdon. It is found in humid forests in western Colombia, north-western Ecuador , and far eastern Panama... |
Androdon aequatorialis |
| Tourmaline Sunangel Tourmaline Sunangel The Tourmaline Sunangel is a species of hummingbird.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:... |
Heliangelus exortis |
| Tufted Coquette Tufted Coquette The Tufted Coquette is a tiny hummingbird that breeds in eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana and northern Brazil. It is an uncommon but widespread species, which appears to be a local or seasonal migrant, although its movements are not well understood.This small bird inhabits open country,... |
Lophornis ornatus |
| Tumbes Hummingbird Tumbes Hummingbird The Tumbes Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:... |
Leucippus baeri |
| Turquoise-throated Puffleg Turquoise-throated Puffleg The Turquoise-throated Puffleg , also known as Godin's Puffleg, is a possibly extinct hummingbird from Ecuador and Colombia.-Description:... |
Eriocnemis godini |
| Tyrian Metaltail Tyrian Metaltail The Tyrian Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Metallura tyrianthina |
| Velvet-browed Brilliant Velvet-browed Brilliant The Velvet-Browed Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.The species is found in Venezuela, central regions, mostly east of the Orinoco River, and in the east with Guyana, and in the small border region of Brazil, intersecting with Guyana and Venezuela.Its natural habitats... |
Heliodoxa xanthogonys |
| Velvet-purple Coronet Velvet-purple Coronet The Velvet-purple Coronet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid foothill forest on the West Andean slope in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador... |
Boissonneaua jardini |
| Venezuelan Sylph Venezuelan Sylph The Venezuelan Sylph is a small bird in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is restricted to a small area of north-eastern Venezuela and is classed as an endangered species by BirdLife International. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the Long-tailed Sylph The Venezuelan Sylph... |
Aglaiocercus berlepschi |
| Veraguan Mango Veraguan Mango The Veraguan Mango is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Panama and recently in Costa Rica .... |
Anthracothorax veraguensis |
| Versicolored Emerald | Agyrtria versicolor |
| Vervain Hummingbird Vervain Hummingbird The Vervain Hummingbird, Mellisuga minima, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, and is a vagrant to Puerto Rico.... |
Mellisuga minima |
| Violet Sabrewing Violet Sabrewing The Violet Sabrewing, Campylopterus hemileucurus,is a very large hummingbird native to southern Mexico and Central America as far south as Costa Rica and western Panama.... |
Campylopterus hemileucurus |
| Violet-bellied Hummingbird Violet-bellied Hummingbird The Violet-bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypical for genus Damophila.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru; it can occasionally be seen in Costa Rica.... |
Damophila julie |
| Violet-capped Hummingbird Violet-capped Hummingbird The Violet-capped Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:... |
Goldmania violiceps |
| Violet-capped Woodnymph Violet-capped Woodnymph The Violet-capped Woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in forest , dense woodland, gardens and parks in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and far north-eastern Argentina... |
Thalurania glaucopis |
| Violet-chested Hummingbird Violet-chested Hummingbird The Violet-chested Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird. It has a large global range and is not globally threatened. It is found in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia. It belongs to the monotypical genus Sternoclyta.... |
Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
| Violet-crowned Hummingbird Violet-crowned Hummingbird The Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 10 cm long and weighs approximately 5 g.The bird is best distinguished by its violet-colored cap, from where it gets its name. Adults are colored predominantly a dark olive green for their upperparts and tail.... |
Agyrtria violiceps |
| Violet-crowned Woodnymph Violet-crowned Woodnymph The Violet-crowned Woodnymph , also known as the Purple-crowned Woodnymph, is a medium-sized hummingbird found from Guatemala and Belize to northern Colombia and western Venezuela. It formerly included the Mexican and Green-crowned Woodnymphs as subspecies... |
Thalurania colombica |
| Violet-fronted Brilliant Violet-fronted Brilliant The Violet-fronted Brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Heliodoxa leadbeateri |
| Violet-headed Hummingbird Violet-headed Hummingbird The Violet-headed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic of the genus, Klais.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela... |
Klais guimeti |
| Violet-tailed Sylph Violet-tailed Sylph -Brief Description:The Violet-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus coelestis, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Males average around 7 inches,, in height, while females average around 3.8 inches... |
Aglaiocercus coelestis |
| Violet-throated Metaltail Violet-throated Metaltail The Violet-Throated Metaltail, MÉTallure De Baron, Metalura De Azuay, or Metalura Gorjivioleta is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Ecuador.... |
Metallura baroni |
| Violet-throated Starfrontlet Violet-throated Starfrontlet The Violet-Throated Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Coeligena violifer |
| Viridian Metaltail Viridian Metaltail The Viridian Metaltail is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded... |
Metallura williami |
| Volcano Hummingbird Volcano Hummingbird The Volcano Hummingbird is a very small hummingbird which breeds only in the mountains of Costa Rica and Chiriqui, Panama.... |
Selasphorus flammula |
| Wedge-billed Hummingbird Wedge-billed Hummingbird The Wedge-billed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Schistes, but sometimes merged with the visorbearers in Augastes.... |
Augastes geoffroyi |
| Wedge-tailed Hillstar Wedge-tailed Hillstar The Wedge-tailed Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. This sexually dimorphic species is found in scrub and woodland at altitudes of in the Andes of Bolivia and far north-western border region of Argentina. It is threatened by habitat loss... |
Oreotrochilus adela |
| Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Wedge-tailed Sabrewing The Wedge-tailed Sabrewing is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.... |
Campylopterus curvipennis |
| White-bearded Hermit White-bearded Hermit The White-bearded Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:* BirdLife International... |
Phaethornis hispidus |
| White-bellied Emerald White-bellied Emerald The White-Bellied Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.... |
Agyrtria candida |
| White-bellied Hummingbird White-bellied Hummingbird The White-bellied Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found at forest edge, woodland, scrub and gardens in the Andes, ranging from northern Peru south through Bolivia to north-western Argentina. There are also lowland populations in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and... |
Leucippus chionogaster |
| White-bellied Mountain-gem White-bellied Mountain-gem The White-bellied Mountaingem is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Lampornis hemileucus |
| White-bellied Woodstar White-bellied Woodstar The White-bellied Woodstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ... |
Chaetocercus mulsant |
| White-browed Hermit White-browed Hermit The White-Browed Hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:... |
Phaethornis stuarti |
| White-chested Emerald White-chested Emerald The White-chested Emerald, Amazilia brevirostris, is a hummingbird found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad and far northern Brazil . It has sometimes been placed in the genus Agyrtria, and the name A. chionopectus was formerly used for this species, as the name A. brevirostris was... |
Agyrtria brevirostris |
| White-chinned Sapphire White-chinned Sapphire The White-chinned Sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.... |
Hylocharis cyanus |
| White-crested Coquette White-crested Coquette The White-crested Coquette is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.... |
Lophornis adorabilis |
| White-eared Hummingbird White-eared Hummingbird The White-eared Hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis , is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 9-10 cm long, and weighs approximately 3-4 g.- Overview :... |
Hylocharis leucotis |
| White-necked Jacobin White-necked Jacobin The White-necked Jacobin is a large and attractive hummingbird that ranges from Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and south Brazil... |
Florisuga mellivora |
| White-sided Hillstar White-sided Hillstar The White-sided Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the southernmost species of hillstar, being found in grassland and scrub at altitudes of in far southern Bolivia, Chile and western Argentina... |
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus |
| White-tailed Emerald White-tailed Emerald The White-Tailed Emerald is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.... |
Elvira chionura |
| White-tailed Goldenthroat White-tailed Goldenthroat The White-tailed Goldenthroat is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.... |
Polytmus guainumbi |
| White-tailed Hillstar White-tailed Hillstar The White-tailed Hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family, and the only member of the genus Urochroa. It is found in humid montane forest in southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. It has two subspecies, the nominate on the west Andean slope, and leucura on the east... |
Urochroa bougueri |
| White-tailed Hummingbird White-tailed Hummingbird The White-tailed Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird endemic to subtropical moist forest in the westernmost portion of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and extreme western Oaxaca, Mexico... |
Eupherusa poliocerca |
| White-tailed Sabrewing White-tailed Sabrewing The White-tailed Sabrewing is a large hummingbird that breeds in northeastern Venezuela and Tobago. It was thought to have become extinct in Tobago after hurricane Flora in 1963, but the population has now largely recovered. This species is now featured on Tobago’s environmental posters under the... |
Campylopterus ensipennis |
| White-tailed Starfrontlet White-tailed Starfrontlet The White-Tailed Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Colombia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:... |
Coeligena phalerata |
| White-throated Hummingbird White-throated Hummingbird The White-throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Leucochloris. It is found in north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.... |
Leucochloris albicollis |
| White-throated Mountain-gem White-throated Mountain-gem The White-throated Mountaingem is a hummingbird which breeds in the mountains of western Panama. It is replaced in southern Costa Rica by a distinct subspecies, the Gray-tailed Mountaingem, L. castaneoventris cinereicauda, which is very close to becoming a distinct species... |
Lampornis castaneoventris |
| White-tipped Sicklebill White-tipped Sicklebill The White-tipped Sicklebill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, and far northern Peru. There is also a single recent record from Mérida in Venezuela.Its natural habitat is the undergrowth of... |
Eutoxeres aquila |
| White-tufted Sunbeam White-tufted Sunbeam The White-Tufted Sunbeam is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.... |
Aglaeactis castelnaudii |
| White-vented Plumeleteer White-vented Plumeleteer The White-vented Plumeleteer is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
Chalybura buffonii |
| White-vented Violet-ear White-vented Violet-ear The White-Vented Violetear is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.... |
Colibri serrirostris |
| White-whiskered Hermit White-whiskered Hermit The White-whiskered Hermit, Phaethornis yaruqui, is a hummingbird that is found in Colombia and Ecuador.... |
Phaethornis yaruqui |
| Wine-throated Hummingbird Wine-throated Hummingbird The Wine-Throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.... |
Atthis ellioti |
| Wire-crested Thorntail Wire-crested Thorntail The Wire-crested Thorntail is a hummingbird which occurs in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.The male of the eastern slopes of the northern Andes, has elongated tail feathers that curve outward and taper from a broad base to a slender tip. The outermost is longest and each successive feather toward the... |
Discosura popelairii |
| Xantus's Hummingbird Xantus's Hummingbird Xantus's Hummingbird, Basilinna xantusii, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 8-9 cm long, and weighs approximately 3-4 g.Adults are colored predominantly green on their upperparts and back. The tail is darkly colored and straight. The most prominent feature is the white eyestripe found in both... |
Hylocharis xantusii |