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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.
Green-breasted Mountain-gem
Lampornis sybillae (Salvin & Godman, 1892)
Lampornis sybillae, the green-breasted mountaingem, is a small hummingbird found in Honduras and northwestern Nicaragua.
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865)
Lampornis calolaemus, the purple-throated mountaingem, is a small hummingbird with three described subspecies distributed across Central America.
White-bellied Mountain-gem
Lampornis hemileucus (Salvin, 1865)
Lampornis hemileucus, the white-bellied mountaingem, is a small hummingbird found in parts of Costa Rica and Panama.
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Heliomaster furcifer (Shaw, 1812)
Blue-tufted starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer) is a small hummingbird found across central eastern South America in open habitats.
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)
Heliomaster longirostris, the long-billed starthroat, is a hummingbird species with three described subspecies distributed across the Neotropics.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chaetocercus heliodor (Bourcier, 1840)
The gorgeted woodstar is the smallest woodstar, with described plumage differences between subspecies and sexes, found in the Andes.
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