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Plain-capped Starthroat

Plain-capped Starthroat

Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843)

Heliomaster constantii, the plain-capped starthroat, is a hummingbird with three distinct subspecies ranging from Arizona to Costa Rica.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823)

Heliomaster squamosus, the stripe-breasted starthroat, is a hummingbird found in eastern Brazil with a recorded vagrant occurrence in Argentina.

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Panterpe insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860

Panterpe insignis, the fiery-throated hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with two subspecies native to Costa Rica and western Panama.

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Lamprolaima rhami (R.Lesson, 1839)

Lamprolaima rhami, the garnet-throated hummingbird, is a hummingbird species found across parts of Mexico and Central America.

Talamanca Hummingbird

Talamanca Hummingbird

Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867)

The Talamanca hummingbird is a hummingbird species found in mountain oak forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.

Rivoli's Hummingbird

Rivoli's Hummingbird

Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827)

Eugenes fulgens, or Rivoli's hummingbird, is a large North and Central American hummingbird with distinct iridescent sex-specific plumage.

Purple-collared Woodstar

Purple-collared Woodstar

Myrtis fanny (R.Lesson, 1838)

Myrtis fanny (purple-collared woodstar) is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found in western South America.

White-bellied Woodstar

White-bellied Woodstar

Chaetocercus mulsant (Bourcier, 1843)

Chaetocercus mulsant, the white-bellied woodstar, is a small hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage, found in the Andes of northwestern South America.

Gorgeted Woodstar

Gorgeted Woodstar

Chaetocercus heliodor (Bourcier, 1840)

The gorgeted woodstar is the smallest woodstar, with described plumage differences between subspecies and sexes, found in the Andes.

Oasis Hummingbird

Oasis Hummingbird

Rhodopis vesper (R.Lesson, 1829)

Rhodopis vesper, the oasis hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with three subspecies distributed along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile.

Costa's Hummingbird

Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839)

Calypte costae, Costa's hummingbird, is a small hummingbird found in arid regions of the southwestern US and Baja California.

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829)

Calypte anna, Anna's hummingbird, is a small North American hummingbird with distinctive iridescent male head plumage and an expanding range.

Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin (R.Lesson, 1829)

Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a small North American hummingbird with distinct plumage and a declining population.

Scintillant Hummingbird

Scintillant Hummingbird

Selasphorus scintilla (Gould, 1851)

Selasphorus scintilla, the scintillant hummingbird, is an extremely small hummingbird with specific plumage traits and habitat preferences.

Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Selasphorus rufus, the rufous hummingbird, is a small migratory North American hummingbird with distinct plumage traits.

Volcano Hummingbird

Volcano Hummingbird

Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865

This is a description of the volcano hummingbird Selasphorus flammula, covering its physical traits and Central American range.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)

Selasphorus platycercus, the broad-tailed hummingbird, is a sexually dimorphic North and Central American hummingbird named for its distinctive broad tail.

Calliope Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird

Selasphorus calliope (Gould, 1847)

Selasphorus calliope, the calliope hummingbird, is the smallest breeding bird in Canada and the US, found across western North America.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Selasphorus ellioti (Ridgway, 1878)

Selasphorus ellioti, the wine-throated hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found across montane Central America.

Bumblebee Hummingbird

Bumblebee Hummingbird

Selasphorus heloisa (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839)

Selasphorus heloisa, the bumblebee hummingbird, is a very small hummingbird with two subspecies found in Mexican mountains.

Lucifer Hummingbird

Lucifer Hummingbird

Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827)

Calothorax lucifer, the lucifer sheartail, is a medium-sized North American desert hummingbird with distinct male and female plumage.

Vervain Hummingbird

Vervain Hummingbird

Mellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758)

The vervain hummingbird, the world's second-smallest bird, lives across most open and human-modified habitats in Jamaica and Hispaniola.

Bee Hummingbird

Bee Hummingbird

Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850)

Mellisuga helenae, the bee hummingbird, is the world's smallest living bird, endemic to the Cuban archipelago.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Archilochus colubris, the ruby-throated hummingbird, is a small migratory hummingbird native to North and Central America.

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