Family

Trochilidae

235 species · Animals

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Black-throated Brilliant

Heliodoxa schreibersii (Bourcier, 1847)

Heliodoxa schreibersii, the black-throated brilliant, is a hummingbird with two subspecies that inhabit humid forests in northwestern South America.

Green-crowned Brilliant

Heliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850

Heliodoxa jacula, the green-crowned brilliant, is a hummingbird with three described subspecies spread across Central and Andean South America.

Empress Brilliant

Heliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856)

Heliodoxa imperatrix, the empress brilliant, is a hummingbird found in wet Andean habitats from Colombia to Ecuador.

Gould's Jewelfront

Heliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846)

Heliodoxa aurescens is a sexually dimorphic hummingbird distributed across northwestern South America, with little known about its reproduction.

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

Heliodoxa rubinoides, the fawn-breasted brilliant, is a distinctive hummingbird native to Andean tropical forests.

Violet-fronted Brilliant

Heliodoxa leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843)

Heliodoxa leadbeateri, the violet-fronted brilliant, is a hummingbird with four subspecies spread across the Andes of northern South America.

Brazilian Ruby

Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783)

The Brazilian ruby, Clytolaema rubricauda, is a hummingbird found in eastern and southeastern Brazil with distinct male and female plumage.

Mountain Velvetbreast

Lafresnaya lafresnayi (Boissonneau, 1840)

Lafresnaya lafresnayi, the mountain velvetbreast, is a hummingbird with multiple subspecies found in Andean South America.

Great Sapphirewing

Pterophanes cyanopterus (Fraser, 1840)

The great sapphirewing is a large hummingbird with three described subspecies spread across the Andes of northwestern South America.

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)

Aglaeactis cupripennis, the shining sunbeam, is a hummingbird native to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Collared Inca

Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840)

Coeligena torquata is a fairly common Andean hummingbird with a distinctive large white chest patch.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Coeligena bonapartei (Boissonneau, 1840)

Coeligena bonapartei, the golden-bellied starfrontlet, is a hummingbird found in the Eastern Andes of Colombia.

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

Coeligena helianthea (R.Lesson, 1839)

The blue-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) is a hummingbird with two subspecies found in the northern Andes.

Violet-throated Starfrontlet

Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846)

The violet-throated starfrontlet Coeligena violifer has four described subspecies with varying physical traits and Andean distributions.

Brown Inca

Coeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

Coeligena wilsoni, the brown inca, is a small Andean hummingbird with defined physical traits and a restricted South American range.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Coeligena lutetiae (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

The buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a small Andean hummingbird with two subspecies that differ in plumage.

Bronzy Inca

Coeligena coeligena (R.Lesson, 1833)

The bronzy inca, Coeligena coeligena, is a small Andean hummingbird with described size, plumage traits and subspecies variation.

Rainbow Starfrontlet

Coeligena iris (Gould, 1853)

Coeligena iris, the rainbow starfrontlet, is a hummingbird with six subspecies found in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru.

Black Inca

Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843)

Coeligena prunellei, the black inca, is a hummingbird endemic to humid montane forests of Colombia.

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Coeligena phalerata (Bangs, 1898)

The white-tailed starfrontlet (Coeligena phalerata) is a hummingbird endemic to northeast Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with distinct plumage between sexes.

Greenish Puffleg

Haplophaedia aureliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

Greenish puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) is a hummingbird with six described subspecies, differing in size, plumage and range.

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Eriocnemis luciani (Bourcier, 1847)

Eriocnemis luciani, the sapphire-vented puffleg, is a small Andean hummingbird with multiple described subspecies that varies in plumage across its range.