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Red-tailed Comet
Sappho sparganurus (Shaw, 1812)
Sappho sparganurus, the red-tailed comet, is a small hummingbird species with do…
Green Thorntail
Discosura conversii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Discosura conversii, the green thorntail, is a small sexually dimorphic hummingb…
Wire-crested Thorntail
Discosura popelairii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)
The wire-crested thorntail is a tiny hummingbird found in Andean foothills of no…
Green-backed Firecrown
Sephanoides sephaniodes (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Sephanoides sephaniodes, the green-backed firecrown, is a sexually dimorphic Sou…
Bearded Mountaineer
Oreonympha nobilis Gould, 1869
Oreonympha nobilis (the bearded mountaineer) is a hummingbird with two subspecie…
Giant Hummingbird
Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824)
Patagona gigas, the giant hummingbird, is the largest hummingbird, found across …
Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827
The amethyst-throated mountaingem is a small hummingbird with multiple subspecie…
Blue-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis clemenciae (R.Lesson, 1830)
This is a description of the blue-throated mountaingem hummingbird Lampornis cle…
White-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis castaneoventris (Gould, 1851)
Lampornis castaneoventris is a small hummingbird found only in high elevations o…
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Lampornis viridipallens, the green-throated mountaingem, is a hummingbird with f…
Green-breasted Mountain-gem
Lampornis sybillae (Salvin & Godman, 1892)
Lampornis sybillae, the green-breasted mountaingem, is a small hummingbird found…
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865)
Lampornis calolaemus, the purple-throated mountaingem, is a small hummingbird wi…
White-bellied Mountain-gem
Lampornis hemileucus (Salvin, 1865)
Lampornis hemileucus, the white-bellied mountaingem, is a small hummingbird foun…
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Heliomaster furcifer (Shaw, 1812)
Blue-tufted starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer) is a small hummingbird found acros…
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)
Heliomaster longirostris, the long-billed starthroat, is a hummingbird species w…
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843)
Heliomaster constantii, the plain-capped starthroat, is a hummingbird with three…
Stripe-breasted Starthroat
Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823)
Heliomaster squamosus, the stripe-breasted starthroat, is a hummingbird found in…
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Panterpe insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Panterpe insignis, the fiery-throated hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with t…
Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Lamprolaima rhami (R.Lesson, 1839)
Lamprolaima rhami, the garnet-throated hummingbird, is a hummingbird species fou…
Talamanca Hummingbird
Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867)
The Talamanca hummingbird is a hummingbird species found in mountain oak forests…
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827)
Eugenes fulgens, or Rivoli's hummingbird, is a large North and Central American …
Purple-collared Woodstar
Myrtis fanny (R.Lesson, 1838)
Myrtis fanny (purple-collared woodstar) is a small hummingbird with two subspeci…
White-bellied Woodstar
Chaetocercus mulsant (Bourcier, 1843)
Chaetocercus mulsant, the white-bellied woodstar, is a small hummingbird with di…
Gorgeted Woodstar
Chaetocercus heliodor (Bourcier, 1840)
The gorgeted woodstar is the smallest woodstar, with described plumage differenc…
