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Amazilia Hummingbird

Amazilia Hummingbird

Amazilis amazilia (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

Amazilis amazilia, the amazilia hummingbird, is a small hummingbird species native to open arid landscapes of western Ecuador and Peru.

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Saucerottia tobaci (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Saucerottia tobaci, the copper-rumped hummingbird, is a small South American hummingbird with multiple distinct subspecies.

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanifrons (Bourcier, 1843)

Saucerottia cyanifrons, the indigo-capped hummingbird, is a small hummingbird found in north and central Colombia.

Steely-vented Hummingbird

Steely-vented Hummingbird

Saucerottia saucerottei (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

Saucerottia saucerottei, the steely-vented hummingbird, is a small South American hummingbird with three subspecies that occupy open to semi-open habitats.

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Saucerottia edward (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

Saucerottia edward, the snowy-bellied hummingbird, has four subspecies with distinct traits and ranges across Central America and part of Colombia.

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanura (Gould, 1859)

Saucerottia cyanura, the blue-tailed hummingbird, is a small Central American hummingbird with three described subspecies.

Berylline Hummingbird

Berylline Hummingbird

Saucerottia beryllina (Deppe, 1830)

Saucerottia beryllina is a small hummingbird with several subspecies found across Mexico and Central America.

Blue-vented Hummingbird

Blue-vented Hummingbird

Saucerottia hoffmanni (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)

Saucerottia hoffmanni, the blue-vented hummingbird, is a small bird found from southern Nicaragua to central Costa Rica.

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala (R.Lesson, 1830)

Saucerottia cyanocephala, the azure-crowned hummingbird, has two subspecies with distinct ranges and plumage differences in Central America.

Rufous Sabrewing

Rufous Sabrewing

Pampa rufa (R.Lesson, 1840)

Pampa rufa, the rufous sabrewing, is a small hummingbird found in montane forests of southern Mexico to El Salvador.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Pampa curvipennis (Deppe, 1830)

Pampa curvipennis, the curve-winged sabrewing, is a large hummingbird native to southeastern Mexico.

Xantus's Hummingbird

Xantus's Hummingbird

Basilinna xantusii (Lawrence, 1861)

Xantus's hummingbird is a small hummingbird found primarily in Baja California, occupying arid woodland habitats.

White-eared Hummingbird

White-eared Hummingbird

Basilinna leucotis (Vieillot, 1818)

Basilinna leucotis, the white-eared hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with three recognized subspecies spread across montane North and Central America.

Puerto Rican Emerald

Puerto Rican Emerald

Riccordia maugaeus (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)

Riccordia maugaeus, the Puerto Rican emerald, is a hummingbird found across Puerto Rico in varied wooded and developed habitats.

Hispaniolan Emerald

Hispaniolan Emerald

Riccordia swainsonii (R.Lesson, 1829)

Riccordia swainsonii, the Hispaniolan emerald, is a hummingbird found on Hispaniola in varied forest and cultivated habitats.

Cuban Emerald

Cuban Emerald

Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835)

Riccordia ricordii (Cuban emerald) is a hummingbird species with distinct sexual dimorphism found in Cuba and the Bahamas.

Dusky Hummingbird

Dusky Hummingbird

Phaeoptila sordida (Gould, 1859)

The dusky hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida is a small hummingbird found in arid and semi-open habitats of southwestern Mexico.

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Leucolia viridifrons (D.G.Elliot, 1871)

Leucolia viridifrons is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found in Mexico and possibly western Guatemala.

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Leucolia violiceps (Gould, 1859)

Leucolia violiceps, the violet-crowned hummingbird, has two subspecies with defined physical traits and ranges in the southwestern US and Mexico.

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