Trochilidae
Heliodoxa schreibersii (Bourcier, 1847)
Heliodoxa schreibersii (Bourcier, 1847)
Heliodoxa schreibersii, the black-throated brilliant, is a hummingbird with two subspecies that inhabit humid forests in northwestern South America.
Heliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850
Heliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850
Heliodoxa jacula, the green-crowned brilliant, is a hummingbird with three described subspecies spread across Central and Andean South America.
Heliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856)
Heliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856)
Heliodoxa imperatrix, the empress brilliant, is a hummingbird found in wet Andean habitats from Colombia to Ecuador.
Heliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846)
Heliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846)
Heliodoxa aurescens is a sexually dimorphic hummingbird distributed across northwestern South America, with little known about its reproduction.
Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Heliodoxa rubinoides, the fawn-breasted brilliant, is a distinctive hummingbird native to Andean tropical forests.
Heliodoxa leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843)
Heliodoxa leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843)
Heliodoxa leadbeateri, the violet-fronted brilliant, is a hummingbird with four subspecies spread across the Andes of northern South America.
Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783)
Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783)
The Brazilian ruby, Clytolaema rubricauda, is a hummingbird found in eastern and southeastern Brazil with distinct male and female plumage.
Lafresnaya lafresnayi (Boissonneau, 1840)
Lafresnaya lafresnayi (Boissonneau, 1840)
Lafresnaya lafresnayi, the mountain velvetbreast, is a hummingbird with multiple subspecies found in Andean South America.
Pterophanes cyanopterus (Fraser, 1840)
Pterophanes cyanopterus (Fraser, 1840)
The great sapphirewing is a large hummingbird with three described subspecies spread across the Andes of northwestern South America.
Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)
Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)
Aglaeactis cupripennis, the shining sunbeam, is a hummingbird native to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840)
Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840)
Coeligena torquata is a fairly common Andean hummingbird with a distinctive large white chest patch.
Coeligena bonapartei (Boissonneau, 1840)
Coeligena bonapartei (Boissonneau, 1840)
Coeligena bonapartei, the golden-bellied starfrontlet, is a hummingbird found in the Eastern Andes of Colombia.
Coeligena helianthea (R.Lesson, 1839)
Coeligena helianthea (R.Lesson, 1839)
The blue-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) is a hummingbird with two subspecies found in the northern Andes.
Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846)
Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846)
The violet-throated starfrontlet Coeligena violifer has four described subspecies with varying physical traits and Andean distributions.
Coeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Coeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Coeligena wilsoni, the brown inca, is a small Andean hummingbird with defined physical traits and a restricted South American range.
Coeligena lutetiae (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Coeligena lutetiae (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
The buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a small Andean hummingbird with two subspecies that differ in plumage.
Coeligena coeligena (R.Lesson, 1833)
Coeligena coeligena (R.Lesson, 1833)
The bronzy inca, Coeligena coeligena, is a small Andean hummingbird with described size, plumage traits and subspecies variation.
Coeligena iris (Gould, 1853)
Coeligena iris (Gould, 1853)
Coeligena iris, the rainbow starfrontlet, is a hummingbird with six subspecies found in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru.
Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843)
Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843)
Coeligena prunellei, the black inca, is a hummingbird endemic to humid montane forests of Colombia.
Coeligena phalerata (Bangs, 1898)
Coeligena phalerata (Bangs, 1898)
The white-tailed starfrontlet (Coeligena phalerata) is a hummingbird endemic to northeast Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with distinct plumage between sexes.
Haplophaedia aureliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Haplophaedia aureliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Greenish puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) is a hummingbird with six described subspecies, differing in size, plumage and range.
Eriocnemis luciani (Bourcier, 1847)
Eriocnemis luciani (Bourcier, 1847)
Eriocnemis luciani, the sapphire-vented puffleg, is a small Andean hummingbird with multiple described subspecies that varies in plumage across its range.
Eriocnemis vestita (R.Lesson, 1839)
Eriocnemis vestita (R.Lesson, 1839)
Glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a small Andean hummingbird with multiple described subspecies.
Eriocnemis mosquera (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Eriocnemis mosquera (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Eriocnemis mosquera, the golden-breasted puffleg, is a small hummingbird found in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
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