Trochilidae
Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843)
Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843)
Heliomaster constantii, the plain-capped starthroat, is a hummingbird with three distinct subspecies ranging from Arizona to Costa Rica.
Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823)
Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823)
Heliomaster squamosus, the stripe-breasted starthroat, is a hummingbird found in eastern Brazil with a recorded vagrant occurrence in Argentina.
Panterpe insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Panterpe insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Panterpe insignis, the fiery-throated hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with two subspecies native to Costa Rica and western Panama.
Lamprolaima rhami (R.Lesson, 1839)
Lamprolaima rhami (R.Lesson, 1839)
Lamprolaima rhami, the garnet-throated hummingbird, is a hummingbird species found across parts of Mexico and Central America.
Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867)
Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867)
The Talamanca hummingbird is a hummingbird species found in mountain oak forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.
Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827)
Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827)
Eugenes fulgens, or Rivoli's hummingbird, is a large North and Central American hummingbird with distinct iridescent sex-specific plumage.
Myrtis fanny (R.Lesson, 1838)
Myrtis fanny (R.Lesson, 1838)
Myrtis fanny (purple-collared woodstar) is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found in western South America.
Chaetocercus mulsant (Bourcier, 1843)
Chaetocercus mulsant (Bourcier, 1843)
Chaetocercus mulsant, the white-bellied woodstar, is a small hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage, found in the Andes of northwestern South America.
Chaetocercus heliodor (Bourcier, 1840)
Chaetocercus heliodor (Bourcier, 1840)
The gorgeted woodstar is the smallest woodstar, with described plumage differences between subspecies and sexes, found in the Andes.
Rhodopis vesper (R.Lesson, 1829)
Rhodopis vesper (R.Lesson, 1829)
Rhodopis vesper, the oasis hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with three subspecies distributed along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile.
Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839)
Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839)
Calypte costae, Costa's hummingbird, is a small hummingbird found in arid regions of the southwestern US and Baja California.
Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829)
Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829)
Calypte anna, Anna's hummingbird, is a small North American hummingbird with distinctive iridescent male head plumage and an expanding range.
Selasphorus sasin (R.Lesson, 1829)
Selasphorus sasin (R.Lesson, 1829)
Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a small North American hummingbird with distinct plumage and a declining population.
Selasphorus scintilla (Gould, 1851)
Selasphorus scintilla (Gould, 1851)
Selasphorus scintilla, the scintillant hummingbird, is an extremely small hummingbird with specific plumage traits and habitat preferences.
Selasphorus rufus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Selasphorus rufus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Selasphorus rufus, the rufous hummingbird, is a small migratory North American hummingbird with distinct plumage traits.
Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865
Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865
This is a description of the volcano hummingbird Selasphorus flammula, covering its physical traits and Central American range.
Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)
Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)
Selasphorus platycercus, the broad-tailed hummingbird, is a sexually dimorphic North and Central American hummingbird named for its distinctive broad tail.
Selasphorus calliope (Gould, 1847)
Selasphorus calliope (Gould, 1847)
Selasphorus calliope, the calliope hummingbird, is the smallest breeding bird in Canada and the US, found across western North America.
Selasphorus ellioti (Ridgway, 1878)
Selasphorus ellioti (Ridgway, 1878)
Selasphorus ellioti, the wine-throated hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found across montane Central America.
Selasphorus heloisa (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
Selasphorus heloisa (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
Selasphorus heloisa, the bumblebee hummingbird, is a very small hummingbird with two subspecies found in Mexican mountains.
Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827)
Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827)
Calothorax lucifer, the lucifer sheartail, is a medium-sized North American desert hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage.
Mellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758)
The vervain hummingbird, the world's second-smallest bird, lives across most open and human-modified habitats in Jamaica and Hispaniola.
Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850)
Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850)
Mellisuga helenae, the bee hummingbird, is the world's smallest living bird, endemic to the Cuban archipelago.
Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Archilochus colubris, the ruby-throated hummingbird, is a small migratory hummingbird native to North and Central America.
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