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Garden Emerald
Trochilidae

Garden Emerald

Chlorostilbon assimilis Lawrence, 1861

Chlorostilbon assimilis (garden emerald) is a small hummingbird found in lowland open habitats of southwestern Costa Rica and western Panama.

Red-billed Emerald
Trochilidae

Red-billed Emerald

Chlorostilbon gibsoni (Fraser, 1840)

Chlorostilbon gibsoni, the red-billed emerald, is a small hummingbird with three subspecies found in northern South America.

Short-tailed Emerald
Trochilidae

Short-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon poortmani (Bourcier, 1843)

The short-tailed emerald (Chlorostilbon poortmani) is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found in Andean South America.

Broad-billed Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827

Cynanthus latirostris, the broad-billed hummingbird, is a small sexually dimorphic hummingbird ranging from the southwestern US to central Mexico.

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

Cynanthus doubledayi (Bourcier, 1847)

This is a species of hummingbird found in southern Mexico, split from the broad-billed hummingbird with limited separate documentation.

Canivet's Emerald
Trochilidae

Canivet's Emerald

Cynanthus canivetii (R.Lesson, 1832)

Canivet's emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) is a hummingbird with three subspecies, found across Central America in open to semi-open landscapes.

Cozumel Emerald
Trochilidae

Cozumel Emerald

Cynanthus forficatus (Ridgway, 1885)

Cynanthus forficatus, the Cozumel emerald, is a hummingbird native primarily to Mexico’s Cozumel Island with distinct male and female traits.

Golden-crowned Emerald
Trochilidae

Golden-crowned Emerald

Cynanthus auriceps (Gould, 1852)

Cynanthus auriceps, the golden-crowned emerald, is a small hummingbird native to western Mexico that lives in tropical dry forest.

Broad-billed Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris lawrencei (von Berlepsch, 1887)

Cynanthus latirostris lawrencei, the broad-billed hummingbird, is a small sexually dimorphic hummingbird ranging from the southwest US to central Mexico.

Buffy Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Buffy Hummingbird

Leucippus fallax (Bourcier, 1843)

Leucippus fallax, the buffy hummingbird, is a small hummingbird found in northern South America with specific courtship and nesting habits.

Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Orthorhyncus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Orthorrhyncus cristatus, the Antillean crested hummingbird, is a crested sexually dimorphic hummingbird found across the Caribbean, rarely straying to the US.

Red-billed Streamertail
Trochilidae

Red-billed Streamertail

Trochilus polytmus Linnaeus, 1758

This is a description of the hummingbird species Trochilus polytmus, covering appearance and its Jamaican distribution and habitat.

Golden-tailed Sapphire
Trochilidae

Golden-tailed Sapphire

Chrysuronia oenone (R.Lesson, 1832)

Chrysuronia oenone, the golden-tailed sapphire, is a small hummingbird with three recognized subspecies spread across northern South America.

Plain-bellied Emerald
Trochilidae

Plain-bellied Emerald

Chrysuronia leucogaster (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

The plain-bellied emerald (Chrysuronia leucogaster) is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found in coastal eastern South America.

White-chested Emerald
Trochilidae

White-chested Emerald

Chrysuronia brevirostris (R.Lesson, 1829)

Chrysuronia brevirostris, the white-chested emerald hummingbird, has three subspecies with distinct sizes, plumage and ranges across northern South America and Trinidad.

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Chrysuronia coeruleogularis (Gould, 1851)

Chrysuronia coeruleogularis, the sapphire-throated hummingbird, is a small Central and South American hummingbird with distinct plumage and subspecies variation.

Shining-green Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Shining-green Hummingbird

Chrysuronia goudoti (Bourcier, 1843)

Chrysuronia goudoti, the shining-green hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with four subspecies found in northern South America.

Versicolored Emerald
Trochilidae

Versicolored Emerald

Chrysuronia versicolor (Vieillot, 1818)

Chrysuronia versicolor is a small, variably-plumaged hummingbird found across much of northern and eastern South America in semi-open wooded habitats.

Green-crowned Plovercrest
Trochilidae

Green-crowned Plovercrest

Stephanoxis lalandi (Vieillot, 1818)

Stephanoxis lalandi, the green-crowned plovercrest, is a small hummingbird found in eastern Brazil.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Trochilidae

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Stephanoxis loddigesii (Vigors, 1831)

Stephanoxis loddigesii, the purple-crowned plovercrest, is a small hummingbird found in parts of southern South America.

Violet-headed Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Klais guimeti (Bourcier, 1843)

Klais guimeti, the violet-headed hummingbird, is a small hummingbird found from Central America to northern South America that feeds on nectar and small insects.

Many-spotted Hummingbird
Trochilidae

Many-spotted Hummingbird

Taphrospilus hypostictus (Gould, 1862)

Taphrospilus hypostictus, the many-spotted hummingbird, is a Andean hummingbird that occupies humid subtropical forest.

Snowcap
Trochilidae

Snowcap

Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855)

Microchera albocoronata, the snowcap, is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found in Central American forests and open landscapes.

White-tailed Emerald
Trochilidae

White-tailed Emerald

Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851)

Microchera chionura, the white-tailed emerald, is a small hummingbird found in montane habitats of Costa Rica and Panama.

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