Family

Trochilidae

235 species · Animals

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Crimson Topaz

Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Topaza pella, the crimson topaz, is a large hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage, native to northern South American forests.

White-necked Jacobin

Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a species description of the hummingbird Florisuga mellivora, the white-necked jacobin, covering its appearance and distribution.

Black Jacobin

Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817)

Florisuga fusca, the black jacobin, is a mostly black hummingbird found in parts of eastern South America.

Stripe-throated Hermit

Phaethornis striigularis Gould, 1854

The stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) is a small resident hummingbird found across wooded habitats of Central and northern South America.

Tawny-bellied Hermit

Phaethornis syrmatophorus Gould, 1852

Phaethornis syrmatophorus, the tawny-bellied hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found in Andean South American forests.

Reddish Hermit

Phaethornis ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phaethornis ruber, the reddish hermit, is a small hummingbird with multiple geographically distinct subspecies.

White-bearded Hermit

Phaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846)

This is a description of the medium-sized hummingbird Phaethornis hispidus, the white-bearded hermit, covering its appearance and Amazonian range.

Scale-throated Hermit

Phaethornis eurynome (R.Lesson, 1832)

Phaethornis eurynome, the scale-throated hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found in the Atlantic Forest of South America.

Green Hermit

Phaethornis guy (R.Lesson, 1833)

Phaethornis guy is a large hermit hummingbird with two recognized subspecies found in northern South America and Trinidad.

White-whiskered Hermit

Phaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851)

Phaethornis yaruqui, the white-whiskered hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found in northwestern South America and near Panama.

Great-billed Hermit

Phaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835)

Phaethornis malaris, the great-billed hermit, is a hummingbird with multiple subspecies spread across Northern South America.

Minute Hermit

Phaethornis idaliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856)

Phaethornis idaliae (the minute hermit) is a very small hummingbird found only in southeastern Brazil, occupying low elevation forest habitats.

Pale-bellied Hermit

Phaethornis anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843)

Phaethornis anthophilus, the pale-bellied hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird with defined physical traits and a Central and Northern South American range.

Planalto Hermit

Phaethornis pretrei (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)

Phaethornis pretrei, the planalto hermit, is a medium-sized hummingbird found across central eastern South America in varied habitats.

Mexican Hermit

Phaethornis mexicanus Hartert, 1897

Phaethornis mexicanus, the Mexican hermit, is a hummingbird with two subspecies found on Mexico's Pacific coast.

Long-billed Hermit

Phaethornis longirostris (Delattre, 1843)

Phaethornis longirostris, the long-billed hermit, is a hummingbird with four subspecies found across Central and South America.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier, 1847)

Threnetes ruckeri, the band-tailed barbthroat, is a small hermit hummingbird with three described subspecies distributed across Central and northern South America.

White-tipped Sicklebill

Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier, 1847)

Eutoxeres aquila, the white-tipped sicklebill, is a hummingbird with distinct plumage and a curved bill native to Central and South American montane forests.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Glaucis hirsutus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Glaucis hirsutus, the rufous-breasted hermit, is a distinctively billed hummingbird with discriminating feeding habits that acts as an important pollinator for some plants.

Bronzy Hermit

Glaucis aeneus Lawrence, 1868

Glaucis aeneus, the bronzy hermit, is a hummingbird with two separated populations across Central and South America.

Saw-billed Hermit

Ramphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818)

Ramphodon naevius, the saw-billed hermit, is a serrated-bill hummingbird native to southeastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest.

White-tailed Goldenthroat

Polytmus guainumbi (Pallas, 1764)

Polytmus guainumbi, the white-tailed goldenthroat, is a small hummingbird with three described subspecies distributed across South America and Trinidad.