Family

Trochilidae

235 species · Animals

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Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Oxypogon guerinii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Oxypogon guerinii, the green-bearded helmetcrest, is a small hummingbird native to páramo habitats of the Colombian Eastern Andes.

Buffy Helmetcrest

Oxypogon stuebelii A.B.Meyer, 1884

The buffy helmetcrest is a small hummingbird found only in a limited páramo region of the Colombian Andes.

Purple-backed Thornbill

Ramphomicron microrhynchum (Boissonneau, 1840)

The purple-backed thornbill is a small hummingbird with distinct subspecies found across the Andes of western South America.

White-crested Coquette

Lophornis adorabilis Salvin, 1870

The white-crested coquette is a small hummingbird found in parts of Costa Rica and western Panama.

Rufous-crested Coquette

Lophornis delattrei (R.Lesson, 1839)

Lophornis delattrei, or the rufous-crested coquette, is a small hummingbird with distinct male and female traits found in Central and South American mountains.

Black-crested Coquette

Lophornis helenae (Delattre, 1843)

The black-crested coquette Lophornis helenae is a small Central American hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage.

Tufted Coquette

Lophornis ornatus (Boddaert, 1783)

Lophornis ornatus, the tufted coquette, is a tiny hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage, feeding on nectar and small invertebrates.

Frilled Coquette

Lophornis magnificus (Vieillot, 1817)

The frilled coquette is a tiny hummingbird species native to eastern and southern Brazil that lives in open to semi-open habitats.

Festive Coquette

Lophornis chalybeus (Temminck, 1821)

Lophornis chalybeus, the festive coquette, is a small South American hummingbird found mainly in southeastern Brazil.

Red-tailed Comet

Sappho sparganurus (Shaw, 1812)

Sappho sparganurus, the red-tailed comet, is a small hummingbird species with documented range disagreements across South America.

Green Thorntail

Discosura conversii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

Discosura conversii, the green thorntail, is a small sexually dimorphic hummingbird found in parts of Central and South America.

Wire-crested Thorntail

Discosura popelairii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846)

The wire-crested thorntail is a tiny hummingbird found in Andean foothills of northwestern South America.

Green-backed Firecrown

Sephanoides sephaniodes (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

Sephanoides sephaniodes, the green-backed firecrown, is a sexually dimorphic South American hummingbird that pollinates southern temperate rainforests.

Bearded Mountaineer

Oreonympha nobilis Gould, 1869

Oreonympha nobilis (the bearded mountaineer) is a hummingbird with two subspecies found across different regions of Andean Peru.

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824)

Patagona gigas, the giant hummingbird, is the largest hummingbird, found across the Andes, and is the main pollinator of Oreocereus celsianus.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827

The amethyst-throated mountaingem is a small hummingbird with multiple subspecies found across Mexico and Central America.

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis clemenciae (R.Lesson, 1830)

This is a description of the blue-throated mountaingem hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae, covering its three subspecies, distribution, and habitat.

White-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis castaneoventris (Gould, 1851)

Lampornis castaneoventris is a small hummingbird found only in high elevations of south-central Costa Rica and western Panama.

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

Lampornis viridipallens, the green-throated mountaingem, is a hummingbird with four subspecies distributed across Central America and southern Mexico.