Trochilidae
Archilochus alexandri (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Archilochus alexandri (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Archilochus alexandri, the black-chinned hummingbird, is a small North American hummingbird with distinct plumage differences between sexes.
Tilmatura dupontii (R.Lesson, 1832)
Tilmatura dupontii (R.Lesson, 1832)
Tilmatura dupontii, the sparkling-tailed woodstar, is a hummingbird found from Mexico to northern Nicaragua in semi-open habitats.
Myrmia micrura (Gould, 1854)
Myrmia micrura (Gould, 1854)
Myrmia micrura, the short-tailed woodstar, is a tiny South American hummingbird found in arid lowland habitats from Ecuador to Peru.
Thaumastura cora (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Thaumastura cora (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Thaumastura cora (Peruvian sheartail) is a tiny hummingbird found in western South America's arid coastal zones and human cultivated areas.
Doricha eliza (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
Doricha eliza (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
Doricha eliza (Mexican sheartail) is a tiny sexually dimorphic hummingbird found only in Mexico, threatened by habitat loss.
Doricha enicura (Vieillot, 1818)
Doricha enicura (Vieillot, 1818)
This hummingbird species has distinct male and female traits and lives in semi-open highland habitats from southern Mexico to Honduras.
Calliphlox amethystina (Boddaert, 1783)
Calliphlox amethystina (Boddaert, 1783)
Calliphlox amethystina, the amethyst woodstar, is a small hummingbird found across much of South America in open and semi-open habitats.
Nesophlox evelynae (Bourcier, 1847)
Nesophlox evelynae (Bourcier, 1847)
Nesophlox evelynae, the Bahama woodstar, is a small non-migratory hummingbird native to the Lucayan Archipelago.
Calliphlox mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847)
Calliphlox mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847)
Purple-throated woodstar is a small hummingbird found in northwestern South America and eastern Panama, inhabiting humid forests and cloudforests.
Calliphlox bryantae (Lawrence, 1867)
Calliphlox bryantae (Lawrence, 1867)
Calliphlox bryantae, the magenta-throated woodstar, is a small hummingbird found in montane areas of Costa Rica and western Panama.
Eupherusa cyanophrys J.S.Rowley & Orr, 1964
Eupherusa cyanophrys J.S.Rowley & Orr, 1964
"Eupherusa cyanophrys, the Oaxaca hummingbird, is an endemic Mexican hummingbird found only in southern Oaxaca.","description":"Description The Oaxaca hummingbird is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 4.1 to 5.4 g (0.14 to 0.19 oz). Both sexes have a straight black bill. Males have a violet-blue forehead, turquoise crown, and emerald green upperparts. Rufous secondaries show as a patch on the folded wing. Their central pair of tail feathers are green and the other four pairs whitish. Their underparts are glittering green with white undertail coverts. Females have green upperparts with a similar wing "patch" as the male's. Their central tail feathers are green and the others white with some dusky green. Their underparts are pale gray. Distribution and habitat The Oaxaca hummingbird is found only on the Pacific slope of the Sierra Madre del Sur (also called Sierra de Miahuatlán) in southern Oaxaca. It inhabits the edges and interior of humid montane, semi-deciduous, and pine-oak forest. In elevation it ranges between 700 and 2,600 m (2,300 and 8,500 ft) and is most common below 1,800 m (5,900 ft).
Eupherusa nigriventris Lawrence, 1868
Eupherusa nigriventris Lawrence, 1868
Eupherusa nigriventris, the black-bellied hummingbird, is a small hummingbird found in Costa Rica and western Panama.
Eupherusa eximia (Delattre, 1843)
Eupherusa eximia (Delattre, 1843)
The stripe-tailed hummingbird, Eupherusa eximia, has three recognized subspecies distributed across Central America, with distinct physical traits across groups.
Amazilia yucatanensis (S.Cabot, 1845)
Amazilia yucatanensis (S.Cabot, 1845)
Buff-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis) is a small hummingbird with three described subspecies across Mexico, Central America, and the southern US.
Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833)
Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833)
This is an introduction to the rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl, covering its appearance, vocalizations, subspecies, distribution and habitat.
Amazilia rutila (Delattre, 1843)
Amazilia rutila (Delattre, 1843)
The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a small hummingbird with four subspecies distributed across western Mexico to Costa Rica.
Amazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868)
Amazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868)
Amazilia luciae, the Honduran emerald, is a small hummingbird endemic to isolated areas of northern Honduras.
Chalybura buffonii (R.Lesson, 1832)
Chalybura buffonii (R.Lesson, 1832)
The white-vented plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) is a hummingbird with five subspecies varying in size, plumage, distribution, and habitat across northern South America and Panama.
Chalybura urochrysia (Gould, 1861)
Chalybura urochrysia (Gould, 1861)
Chalybura urochrysia, the bronze-tailed plumeleteer, is a Central and South American hummingbird with multiple distinct subspecies.
Thalurania glaucopis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Thalurania glaucopis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Thalurania glaucopis, the violet-capped hummingbird, is a small hummingbird found in parts of eastern South America.
Thalurania furcata (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Thalurania furcata (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Thalurania furcata (fork-tailed woodnymph) is a hummingfish species with multiple subspecies varying in plumage, found across northern South America.
Thalurania colombica (Bourcier, 1843)
Thalurania colombica (Bourcier, 1843)
Thalurania colombica, the crowned woodnymph, is a hummingbird with multiple subspecies varying in size and plumage across Central and South America.
Hylocharis sapphirina (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Hylocharis sapphirina (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
The rufous-throated sapphire is a small South American hummingbird with distinct plumage differences between males and females.
Hylocharis chrysura (Shaw, 1812)
Hylocharis chrysura (Shaw, 1812)
Hylocharis chrysura, the gilded sapphire, is a small hummingbird found across eastern South America in open habitats.
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