Trochilidae
Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Topaza pella, the crimson topaz, is a large hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage, native to northern South American forests.
Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a species description of the hummingbird Florisuga mellivora, the white-necked jacobin, covering its appearance and distribution.
Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817)
Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817)
Florisuga fusca, the black jacobin, is a mostly black hummingbird found in parts of eastern South America.
Phaethornis striigularis Gould, 1854
Phaethornis striigularis Gould, 1854
The stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) is a small resident hummingbird found across wooded habitats of Central and northern South America.
Phaethornis syrmatophorus Gould, 1852
Phaethornis syrmatophorus Gould, 1852
Phaethornis syrmatophorus, the tawny-bellied hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found in Andean South American forests.
Phaethornis ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phaethornis ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phaethornis ruber, the reddish hermit, is a small hummingbird with multiple geographically distinct subspecies.
Phaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846)
Phaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846)
This is a description of the medium-sized hummingbird Phaethornis hispidus, the white-bearded hermit, covering its appearance and Amazonian range.
Phaethornis eurynome (R.Lesson, 1832)
Phaethornis eurynome (R.Lesson, 1832)
Phaethornis eurynome, the scale-throated hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found in the Atlantic Forest of South America.
Phaethornis guy (R.Lesson, 1833)
Phaethornis guy (R.Lesson, 1833)
Phaethornis guy is a large hermit hummingbird with two recognized subspecies found in northern South America and Trinidad.
Phaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851)
Phaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851)
Phaethornis yaruqui, the white-whiskered hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found in northwestern South America and near Panama.
Phaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835)
Phaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835)
Phaethornis malaris, the great-billed hermit, is a hummingbird with multiple subspecies spread across Northern South America.
Phaethornis idaliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856)
Phaethornis idaliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856)
Phaethornis idaliae (the minute hermit) is a very small hummingbird found only in southeastern Brazil, occupying low elevation forest habitats.
Phaethornis anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843)
Phaethornis anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843)
Phaethornis anthophilus, the pale-bellied hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird with defined physical traits and a Central and Northern South American range.
Phaethornis pretrei (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
Phaethornis pretrei (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
Phaethornis pretrei, the planalto hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found across central eastern South America in varied habitats.
Phaethornis mexicanus Hartert, 1897
Phaethornis mexicanus Hartert, 1897
Phaethornis mexicanus, the Mexican hermit, is a hummingbird with two subspecies found on Mexico's Pacific coast.
Phaethornis longirostris (Delattre, 1843)
Phaethornis longirostris (Delattre, 1843)
Phaethornis longirostris, the long-billed hermit, is a hummingbird with four subspecies found across Central and South America.
Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier, 1847)
Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier, 1847)
Threnetes ruckeri, the band-tailed barbthroat, is a small hermit hummingbird with three described subspecies distributed across Central and northern South America.
Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier, 1847)
Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier, 1847)
Eutoxeres aquila, the white-tipped sicklebill, is a hummingbird with distinct plumage and a curved bill native to Central and South American montane forests.
Glaucis hirsutus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Glaucis hirsutus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Glaucis hirsutus, the rufous-breasted hermit, is a distinctively billed hummingbird with discriminating feeding habits that acts as an important pollinator for some plants.
Glaucis aeneus Lawrence, 1868
Glaucis aeneus Lawrence, 1868
Glaucis aeneus, the bronzy hermit, is a hummingbird with two separated populations across Central and South America.
Ramphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818)
Ramphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818)
Ramphodon naevius, the saw-billed hermit, is a serrated-bill hummingbird native to southeastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
Polytmus guainumbi (Pallas, 1764)
Polytmus guainumbi (Pallas, 1764)
Polytmus guainumbi, the white-tailed goldenthroat, is a small hummingbird with three described subspecies distributed across South America and Trinidad.
Polytmus theresiae (Da Silva Maia, 1843)
Polytmus theresiae (Da Silva Maia, 1843)
Polytmus theresiae, the green-tailed goldenthroat, is a small South American hummingbird with two subspecies differing in underpart coloration.
Anthracothorax mango (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anthracothorax mango (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anthracothorax mango, the Jamaican mango, is a dark hummingbird species endemic to Jamaica.
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