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The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 366 hummingbird species in family Trochilidae, and distributes them among 112 genera. One extinct species known only from a 19th century specimen, Brace's emerald, is included. This list is presented in IOC taxonomic sequence and is also sortable alphabetically by common name and binomial name.

Antillean crested hummingbird
Antillean crested hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
Anthracothorax nigricollis 1152
Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Blue-chinned sapphire (Chlorestes notata notata) male
Blue-chinned sapphire Chlorestes notata
Blue-headed hummingbird
Blue-headed hummingbird Riccordia bicolor
Ocreatus addae (Rufous-booted Racket-tail), Paucartambo, Peru
Rufous-booted racket-tail Ocreatus addae
BroadbilledHummingbird
Broad-billed hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
050305 Brown Violet-ear crop
Brown violetear Colibri delphinae
BuffTailedCoronent
Buff-tailed coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
Boissonneaua matthewsii -Machu Picchu, Peru-8
Chestnut-breasted coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Copper-rumped hummingbird (Amazilia tobaci tobaci) in flight To
Copper-rumped hummingbird Amazilia tobaci
Hummingbird
Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae
Jamaican mango (Anthracothorax mango) male
Jamaican mango Anthracothorax mango
Purple-throated carib hummingbird
Purple-throated carib Eulampis jugularis
Red-billed streamertail( Trochilus polytmus) adult male 2
Red-billed streamertail Trochilus polytmus
Ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) male in flight
Ruby-topaz hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
Rufous-breasted hermit ( Glaucis hirsutus insularum)
Rufous-breasted hermit Glaucis hirsutus
Vervain hummingbird (Mellisuga minima)
Vervain hummingbird Mellisuga minima
White-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora mellivora) male Tr
White-necked jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence
Crimson topaz Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758) 1
Fiery topaz Topaza pyra (Gould, 1846) 2
White-necked jacobin Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758) 3
Black jacobin Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817) 4
White-tipped sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier, 1847) 5
Buff-tailed sicklebill Eutoxeres condamini (Bourcier, 1851) 6
Saw-billed hermit Ramphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818) 7
Hook-billed hermit Glaucis dohrnii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) 8
Bronzy hermit Glaucis aeneus Lawrence, 1868 9
Rufous-breasted hermit Glaucis hirsutus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 10
Band-tailed barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier, 1847) 11
Pale-tailed barbthroat Threnetes leucurus (Linnaeus, 1766) 12
Sooty barbthroat Threnetes niger (Linnaeus, 1758) 13
Broad-tipped hermit Anopetia gounellei (Boucard, 1891) 14
Dusky-throated hermit Phaethornis squalidus (Temminck, 1822) 15
Streak-throated hermit Phaethornis rupurumii Boucard, 1892 16
Little hermit Phaethornis longuemareus (Lesson, RP, 1832) 17
Tapajos hermit Phaethornis aethopygus Zimmer, JT, 1950 18
Minute hermit Phaethornis idaliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856) 19
Cinnamon-throated hermit Phaethornis nattereri Berlepsch, 1887 20
Black-throated hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis Lawrence, 1858 21
Stripe-throated hermit Phaethornis striigularis Gould, 1854 22
Grey-chinned hermit Phaethornis griseogularis Gould, 1851 23
Reddish hermit Phaethornis ruber (Linnaeus, 1758) 24
White-browed hermit Phaethornis stuarti Hartert, EJO, 1897 25
Buff-bellied hermit Phaethornis subochraceus Todd, 1915 26
Sooty-capped hermit Phaethornis augusti (Bourcier, 1847) 27
Planalto hermit Phaethornis pretrei (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839) 28
Scale-throated hermit Phaethornis eurynome (Lesson, RP, 1832) 29
Pale-bellied hermit Phaethornis anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843) 30
White-bearded hermit Phaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846) 31
White-whiskered hermit Phaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851) 32
Green hermit Phaethornis guy (Lesson, RP, 1833) 33
Tawny-bellied hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus Gould, 1852 34
Koepcke's hermit Phaethornis koepckeae Weske & Terborgh, 1977 35
Needle-billed hermit Phaethornis philippii (Bourcier, 1847) 36
Straight-billed hermit Phaethornis bourcieri (Lesson, RP, 1832) 37
Mexican hermit Phaethornis mexicanus Hartert, EJO, 1897 38
Long-billed hermit Phaethornis longirostris (Delattre, 1843) 39
Long-tailed hermit Phaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766) 40
Great-billed hermit Phaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835) 41
Green-fronted lancebill Doryfera ludovicae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1847) 42
Blue-fronted lancebill Doryfera johannae (Bourcier, 1847) 43
White-throated daggerbill Schistes albogularis Gould, 1852 44
Geoffroy's daggerbill Schistes geoffroyi (Bourcier, 1843) 45
Hyacinth visorbearer Augastes scutatus (Temminck, 1824) 46
Hooded visorbearer Augastes lumachella (Lesson, RP, 1839) 47
Brown violetear Colibri delphinae (Lesson, RP, 1839) 48
Mexican violetear Colibri thalassinus (Swainson, 1827) 49
Lesser violetear Colibri cyanotus (Bourcier, 1843) 50
Sparkling violetear Colibri coruscans (Gould, 1846) 51
White-vented violetear Colibri serrirostris (Vieillot, 1816) 52
Tooth-billed hummingbird Androdon aequatorialis Gould, 1863 53
Horned sungem Heliactin bilophus (Temminck, 1820) 54
Purple-crowned fairy Heliothryx barroti (Bourcier, 1843) 55
Black-eared fairy Heliothryx auritus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 56
White-tailed goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi (Pallas, 1764) 57
Tepui goldenthroat Polytmus milleri (Chapman, 1929) 58
Green-tailed goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae (Da Silva Maia, 1843) 59
Fiery-tailed awlbill Avocettula recurvirostris (Swainson, 1822) 60
Ruby-topaz hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758) 61
Jamaican mango Anthracothorax mango (Linnaeus, 1758) 62
Green-throated mango Anthracothorax viridigula (Boddaert, 1783) 63
Green-breasted mango Anthracothorax prevostii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 64
Veraguan mango Anthracothorax veraguensis Reichenbach, 1855 65
Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis (Vieillot, 1817) 66
Hispaniolan mango Anthracothorax dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) 67
Puerto Rican mango Anthracothorax aurulentus (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) 68
Green mango Anthracothorax viridis (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) 69
Green-throated carib Eulampis holosericeus (Linnaeus, 1758) 70
Purple-throated carib Eulampis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766) 71
Orange-throated sunangel Heliangelus mavors Gould, 1848 72
Amethyst-throated sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) 73
Longuemare's sunangel Heliangelus clarisse (Longuemare, 1841) 74
Merida sunangel Heliangelus spencei (Bourcier, 1847) 75
Gorgeted sunangel Heliangelus strophianus (Gould, 1846) 76
Tourmaline sunangel Heliangelus exortis (Fraser, 1840) 77
Flame-throated sunangel Heliangelus micraster Gould, 1872 78
Purple-throated sunangel Heliangelus viola Gould, 1853 79
Royal sunangel Heliangelus regalis Fitzpatrick, Willard & Terborgh, 1979 80
Green-backed firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes (Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827) 81
Juan Fernandez firecrown Sephanoides fernandensis (King, PP, 1831) 82
Green thorntail Discosura conversii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 83
Wire-crested thorntail Discosura popelairii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846) 84
Black-bellied thorntail Discosura langsdorffi (Temminck, 1821) 85
Letitia's thorntail Discosura letitiae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) 86
Racket-tailed coquette Discosura longicaudus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 87
Tufted coquette Lophornis ornatus (Boddaert, 1783) 88
Dot-eared coquette Lophornis gouldii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 89
Frilled coquette Lophornis magnificus (Vieillot, 1817) 90
Short-crested coquette Lophornis brachylophus Moore, RT, 1949 91
Rufous-crested coquette Lophornis delattrei (Lesson, RP, 1839) 92
Spangled coquette Lophornis stictolophus Salvin & Elliot, DG, 1873 93
Festive coquette Lophornis chalybeus (Temminck, 1821) 94
Butterfly coquette Lophornis verreauxii Bourcier, 1853 95
Peacock coquette Lophornis pavoninus Salvin & Godman, 1882 96
Black-crested coquette Lophornis helenae (Delattre, 1843) 97
White-crested coquette Lophornis adorabilis Salvin, 1870 98
Ecuadorian piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus Gould, 1860 99
Peruvian piedtail Phlogophilus harterti Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901 100
Speckled hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys (Fraser, 1840) 101
Long-tailed sylph Aglaiocercus kingii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 102
Violet-tailed sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861) 103
Venezuelan sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi (Hartert, EJO, 1898) 104
Red-tailed comet Sappho sparganurus (Shaw, 1812) 105
Bronze-tailed comet Polyonymus caroli (Bourcier, 1847) 106
Grey-bellied comet Taphrolesbia griseiventris (Taczanowski, 1883) 107
Andean hillstar Oreotrochilus estella (d'Orbigny, 1838) 108
White-sided hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus Gould, 1847 109
Ecuadorian hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 110
Blue-throated hillstar Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus Sornoza-Molina, Freile, Nilsson, J, Krabbe & Bonaccorso, 2018 111
Green-headed hillstar Oreotrochilus stolzmanni Salvin, 1895 112
Black-breasted hillstar Oreotrochilus melanogaster Gould, 1847 113
Wedge-tailed hillstar Oreotrochilus adela (d'Orbigny, 1838) 114
Mountain avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera (Loddiges, 1832) 115
Black-tailed trainbearer Lesbia victoriae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 116
Green-tailed trainbearer Lesbia nuna (Lesson, RP, 1832) 117
Black-backed thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale Salvin & Godman, 1880 118
Purple-backed thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum (Boissonneau, 1840) 119
Bearded mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis Gould, 1869 120
Buffy helmetcrest Oxypogon stuebelii Meyer, AB, 1884 121
Blue-bearded helmetcrest Oxypogon cyanolaemus Salvin & Godman, 1880 122
White-bearded helmetcrest Oxypogon lindenii (Parzudaki, 1845) 123
Green-bearded helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii (Boissonneau, 1840) 124
Bronze-tailed thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon (Boissonneau, 1840) 125
Rainbow-bearded thornbill Chalcostigma herrani (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 126
Rufous-capped thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846) 127
Olivaceous thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum (Lawrence, 1864) 128
Blue-mantled thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi (Bourcier, 1851) 129
Tyrian metaltail Metallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832) 130
Perija metaltail Metallura iracunda Wetmore, 1946 131
Viridian metaltail Metallura williami (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 132
Violet-throated metaltail Metallura baroni Salvin, 1893 133
Neblina metaltail Metallura odomae Graves, GR, 1980 134
Coppery metaltail Metallura theresiae Simon, 1902 135
Fiery-throated metaltail Metallura eupogon (Cabanis, 1874) 136
Scaled metaltail Metallura aeneocauda (Gould, 1846) 137
Black metaltail Metallura phoebe (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839) 138
Greenish puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 139
Buff-thighed puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis (Elliot, DG, 1876) 140
Hoary puffleg Haplophaedia lugens (Gould, 1852) 141
Black-breasted puffleg Eriocnemis nigrivestis (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) 142
Gorgeted puffleg Eriocnemis isabellae Cortés-Diago, Ortega, Mazariegos-Hurtado & Weller, 2007 143
Glowing puffleg Eriocnemis vestita (Lesson, RP, 1839) 144
Black-thighed puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 145
Turquoise-throated puffleg Eriocnemis godini (Bourcier, 1851) 146
Coppery-bellied puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris (Fraser, 1840) 147
Sapphire-vented puffleg Eriocnemis luciani (Bourcier, 1847) 148
Golden-breasted puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 149
Blue-capped puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) 150
Colorful puffleg Eriocnemis mirabilis Meyer de Schauensee, 1967 151
Emerald-bellied puffleg Eriocnemis aline (Bourcier, 1843) 152
Marvelous spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis (Bourcier, 1847) 153
Shining sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843) 154
White-tufted sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) 155
Purple-backed sunbeam Aglaeactis aliciae Salvin, 1896 156
Black-hooded sunbeam Aglaeactis pamela (d'Orbigny, 1838) 157
Bronzy inca Coeligena coeligena (Lesson, RP, 1833) 158
Brown inca Coeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 159
Black inca Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843) 160
Green inca Coeligena conradii (Bourcier, 1847) 161
Collared inca Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840) 162
Gould's inca Coeligena inca (Gould, 1852) 163
Violet-throated starfrontlet Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846) 164
Rainbow starfrontlet Coeligena iris (Gould, 1853) 165
White-tailed starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata (Bangs, 1898) 166
Dusky starfrontlet Coeligena orina Wetmore, 1953 167
Buff-winged starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 168
Perija starfrontlet Coeligena consita Wetmore & Phelps, WH Jr, 1952 169
Golden-bellied starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei (Boissonneau, 1840) 170
Golden-tailed starfrontlet Coeligena eos (Gould, 1848) 171
Blue-throated starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea (Lesson, RP, 1839) 172
Mountain velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi (Boissonneau, 1840) 173
Sword-billed hummingbird Ensifera ensifera (Boissonneau, 1840) 174
Great sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus (Fraser, 1840) 175
Buff-tailed coronet Boissonneaua flavescens (Loddiges, 1832) 176
Chestnut-breasted coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847) 177
Velvet-purple coronet Boissonneaua jardini (Bourcier, 1851) 178
White-booted racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 179
Peruvian racket-tail Ocreatus peruanus (Gould, 1849) 180
Rufous-booted racket-tail Ocreatus addae (Bourcier, 1846) 181
Rufous-gaped hillstar Urochroa bougueri (Bourcier, 1851) 182
Green-backed hillstar Urochroa leucura Lawrence, 1864 183
Purple-bibbed whitetip Urosticte benjamini (Bourcier, 1851) 184
Rufous-vented whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa Lawrence, 1864 185
Velvet-browed brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin & Godman, 1882 186
Pink-throated brilliant Heliodoxa gularis (Gould, 1860) 187
Rufous-webbed brilliant Heliodoxa branickii (Taczanowski, 1874) 188
Black-throated brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii (Bourcier, 1847) 189
Gould's jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846) 190
Fawn-breasted brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 191
Green-crowned brilliant Heliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850 192
Empress brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856) 193
Violet-fronted brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843) 194
Brazilian Ruby Heliodoxa rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783) 195
Giant hummingbird Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824) 196
Violet-chested hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, 1846) 197
Scissor-tailed hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca Gould, 1873 198
Rivoli's hummingbird Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827) 199
Talamanca hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) 200
Fiery-throated hummingbird Panterpe insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860 201
Long-billed starthroat Heliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) 202
Plain-capped starthroat Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843) 203
Stripe-breasted starthroat Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823) 204
Blue-tufted starthroat Heliomaster furcifer (Shaw, 1812) 205
White-bellied mountaingem Lampornis hemileucus (Salvin, 1865) 206
Blue-throated mountaingem Lampornis clemenciae (Lesson, RP, 1830) 207
Amethyst-throated mountaingem Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827 208
Green-throated mountaingem Lampornis viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 209
Green-breasted mountaingem Lampornis sybillae (Salvin & Godman, 1892) 210
Purple-throated mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865) 211
Grey-tailed mountaingem Lampornis cinereicauda (Lawrence, 1867) 212
White-throated mountaingem Lampornis castaneoventris (Gould, 1851) 213
Garnet-throated hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami (Lesson, RP, 1839) 214
Amethyst woodstar Calliphlox amethystina (Boddaert, 1783) 215
Purple-collared woodstar Myrtis fanny (Lesson, RP, 1838) 216
Oasis hummingbird Rhodopis vesper (Lesson, RP, 1829) 217
Short-tailed woodstar Myrmia micrura (Gould, 1854) 218
Peruvian sheartail Thaumastura cora (Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827) 219
Magenta-throated woodstar Philodice bryantae (Lawrence, 1867) 220
Purple-throated woodstar Philodice mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847) 221
Chilean woodstar Eulidia yarrellii (Bourcier, 1847) 222
Slender-tailed woodstar Microstilbon burmeisteri (Sclater, PL, 1888) 223
White-bellied woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant (Bourcier, 1843) 224
Little woodstar Chaetocercus bombus Gould, 1871 225
Gorgeted woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor (Bourcier, 1840) 226
Santa Marta woodstar Chaetocercus astreans (Bangs, 1899) 227
Esmeraldas woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi Simon, 1889 228
Rufous-shafted woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii (Bourcier, 1839) 229
Sparkling-tailed woodstar Tilmatura dupontii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 230
Slender sheartail Doricha enicura (Vieillot, 1818) 231
Mexican sheartail Doricha eliza (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839) 232
Lucifer sheartail Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827) 233
Beautiful sheartail Calothorax pulcher Gould, 1859 234
Black-chinned hummingbird Archilochus alexandri (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 235
Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758) 236
Vervain hummingbird Mellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758) 237
Bee hummingbird Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850) 238
Bahama woodstar Nesophlox evelynae (Bourcier, 1847) 239
Inagua woodstar Nesophlox lyrura (Gould, 1869) 240
Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna (Lesson, RP, 1829) 241
Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839) 242
Calliope hummingbird Selasphorus calliope (Gould, 1847) 243
Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 244
Allen's hummingbird Selasphorus sasin (Lesson, RP, 1829) 245
Broad-tailed hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827) 246
Bumblebee hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839) 247
Wine-throated hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti (Ridgway, 1878) 248
Volcano hummingbird Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865 249
Scintillant hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla (Gould, 1851) 250
Glow-throated hummingbird Selasphorus ardens Salvin, 1870 251
Dusky hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida (Gould, 1859) 252
Cuban emerald Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835) 253
Brace's emerald Riccordia bracei (Lawrence, 1877) 254
Hispaniolan emerald Riccordia swainsonii (Lesson, RP, 1829) 255
Puerto Rican emerald Riccordia maugaeus (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) 256
Blue-headed hummingbird Riccordia bicolor (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 257
Broad-billed hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827 258
Tres Marias hummingbird Cynanthus lawrencei (Berlepsch, 1887) 259
Turquoise-crowned hummingbird Cynanthus doubledayi (Bourcier, 1847) 260
Golden-crowned emerald Cynanthus auriceps (Gould, 1852) 261
Cozumel emerald Cynanthus forficatus (Ridgway, 1885) 262
Canivet's emerald Cynanthus canivetii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 263
Garden emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis Lawrence, 1861 264
Western emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus Gould, 1860 265
Red-billed emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni (Fraser, 1840) 266
Blue-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758) 267
Chiribiquete emerald Chlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles, 1996 268
Glittering-bellied emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812) 269
Coppery emerald Chlorostilbon russatus (Salvin & Godman, 1881) 270
Narrow-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) 271
Green-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon alice (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) 272
Short-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani (Bourcier, 1843) 273
White-eared hummingbird Basilinna leucotis (Vieillot, 1818) 274
Xantus's hummingbird Basilinna xantusii (Lawrence, 1860) 275
Curve-winged sabrewing Pampa curvipennis (Deppe, 1830) 276
Wedge-tailed sabrewing Pampa pampa (Lesson, RP, 1832) 277
Rufous sabrewing Pampa rufa (Lesson, RP, 1840) 278
Emerald-chinned hummingbird Abeillia abeillei (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839) 279
Violet-headed hummingbird Klais guimeti (Bourcier, 1843) 280
Antillean crested hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) 281
Santa Marta blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps (Gould, 1853) 282
Tolima blossomcrown Anthocephala berlepschi Salvin, 1893 283
Green-crowned plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi (Vieillot, 1818) 284
Purple-crowned plovercrest Stephanoxis loddigesii (Vigors, 1831) 285
Grey-breasted sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis (Boddaert, 1783) 286
Outcrop sabrewing Campylopterus calcirupicola Lopes, de Vasconcelos & Gonzaga, 2017 287
Diamantina sabrewing Campylopterus diamantinensis Ruschi, 1963 288
Rufous-breasted sabrewing Campylopterus hyperythrus Cabanis, 1849 289
White-tailed sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis (Swainson, 1822) 290
Lazuline sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus (Swainson, 1821) 291
Santa Marta sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus Salvin & Godman, 1879 292
Violet sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830) 293
Buff-breasted sabrewing Campylopterus duidae Chapman, 1929 294
Napo sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio (Bourcier, 1851) 295
Bronze-tailed plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia (Gould, 1861) 296
White-vented plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii (Lesson, RP, 1832) 297
Crowned woodnymph Thalurania colombica (Bourcier, 1843) 298
Fork-tailed woodnymph Thalurania furcata (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 299
Long-tailed woodnymph Thalurania watertonii (Bourcier, 1847) 300
Violet-capped woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 301
Snowcap Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) 302
Coppery-headed emerald Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) 303
White-tailed emerald Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) 304
Violet-capped hummingbird Goldmania violiceps Nelson, 1911 305
Pirre hummingbird Goldmania bella (Nelson, 1912) 306
Mexican woodnymph Eupherusa ridgwayi (Nelson, 1900) 307
White-tailed hummingbird Eupherusa poliocerca Elliot, DG, 1871 308
Oaxaca hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys Rowley, JS & Orr, 1964 309
Stripe-tailed hummingbird Eupherusa eximia (Delattre, 1843) 310
Black-bellied hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris Lawrence, 1868 311
Scaly-breasted hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 312
Buffy hummingbird Leucippus fallax (Bourcier, 1843) 313
Tumbes hummingbird Thaumasius baeri (Simon, 1901) 314
Spot-throated hummingbird Thaumasius taczanowskii Sclater, PL, 1879 315
Many-spotted hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus (Gould, 1862) 316
Swallow-tailed hummingbird Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 317
Sombre hummingbird Eupetomena cirrochloris (Vieillot, 1818) 318
Olive-spotted hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus (Gould, 1866) 319
Red-billed streamertail Trochilus polytmus Linnaeus, 1758 320
Black-billed streamertail Trochilus scitulus (Brewster & Bangs, 1901) 321
Violet-crowned hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps (Gould, 1859) 322
Green-fronted hummingbird Ramosomyia viridifrons (Elliot, DG, 1871) 323
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird Ramosomyia wagneri (Phillips, AR, 1966) 324
Azure-crowned hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala (Lesson, RP, 1830) 325
Blue-vented hummingbird Saucerottia hoffmanni (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) 326
Berylline hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina (Deppe, 1830) 327
Blue-tailed hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura (Gould, 1859) 328
Snowy-bellied hummingbird Saucerottia edward (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 329
Steely-vented hummingbird Saucerottia saucerottei (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 330
Indigo-capped hummingbird Saucerottia cyanifrons (Bourcier, 1843) 331
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird Saucerottia castaneiventris (Gould, 1856) 332
Green-bellied hummingbird Saucerottia viridigaster (Bourcier, 1843) 333
Copper-tailed hummingbird Saucerottia cupreicauda (Salvin & Godman, 1884) 334
Copper-rumped hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 335
Cinnamon hummingbird Amazilia rutila (Delattre, 1843) 336
Buff-bellied hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis (Cabot, S, 1845) 337
Rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) 338
Honduran emerald Amazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868) 339
Mangrove hummingbird Amazilia boucardi (Mulsant, 1877) 340
Amazilia hummingbird Amazilis amazilia (Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827) 341
Andean emerald Uranomitra franciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 342
Shining-green hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti (Bourcier, 1843) 343
Golden-tailed sapphire Chrysuronia oenone (Lesson, RP, 1832) 344
Versicolored emerald Chrysuronia versicolor (Vieillot, 1818) 345
Sapphire-throated hummingbird Chrysuronia coeruleogularis (Gould, 1851) 346
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird Chrysuronia lilliae (Stone, 1917) 347
Humboldt's sapphire Chrysuronia humboldtii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) 348
Blue-headed sapphire Chrysuronia grayi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) 349
White-chested emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris (Lesson, RP, 1829) 350
Plain-bellied emerald Chrysuronia leucogaster (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 351
White-throated hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis (Vieillot, 1818) 352
Glittering-throated emerald Chionomesa fimbriata (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 353
Sapphire-spangled emerald Chionomesa lactea (Lesson, RP, 1832) 354
Rufous-throated sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 355
Gilded sapphire Hylocharis chrysura (Shaw, 1812) 356
White-bellied hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster (Tschudi, 1846) 357
Green-and-white hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda (Berlepsch, 1883) 358
Blue-chested hummingbird Polyerata amabilis (Gould, 1853) 359
Charming hummingbird Polyerata decora Salvin, 1891 360
Purple-chested hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi Boucard, 1895 361
White-bellied emerald Chlorestes candida (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 362
Blue-throated sapphire Chlorestes eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) 363
White-chinned sapphire Chlorestes cyanus (Vieillot, 1818) 364
Violet-bellied hummingbird Chlorestes julie (Bourcier, 1843) 365
Blue-chinned sapphire Chlorestes notata (Reich, 1793) 366
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