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Rufous Sabrewing
Pampa rufa (R.Lesson, 1840)
Pampa rufa, the rufous sabrewing, is a small hummingbird found in montane forests of southern Mexico to El Salvador.
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Pampa curvipennis (Deppe, 1830)
Pampa curvipennis, the curve-winged sabrewing, is a large hummingbird native to southeastern Mexico.
Xantus's Hummingbird
Basilinna xantusii (Lawrence, 1861)
Xantus's hummingbird is a small hummingbird found primarily in Baja California, occupying arid woodland habitats.
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis (Vieillot, 1818)
Basilinna leucotis, the white-eared hummingbird, is a small hummingbird with three recognized subspecies spread across montane North and Central America.
Puerto Rican Emerald
Riccordia maugaeus (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)
Riccordia maugaeus, the Puerto Rican emerald, is a hummingbird found across Puerto Rico in varied wooded and developed habitats.
Hispaniolan Emerald
Riccordia swainsonii (R.Lesson, 1829)
Riccordia swainsonii, the Hispaniolan emerald, is a hummingbird found on Hispaniola in varied forest and cultivated habitats.
Cuban Emerald
Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835)
Riccordia ricordii (Cuban emerald) is a hummingbird species with distinct sexual dimorphism found in Cuba and the Bahamas.
Dusky Hummingbird
Phaeoptila sordida (Gould, 1859)
The dusky hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida is a small hummingbird found in arid and semi-open habitats of southwestern Mexico.
Green-fronted Hummingbird
Leucolia viridifrons (D.G.Elliot, 1871)
Leucolia viridifrons is a small hummingbird with two subspecies found in Mexico and possibly western Guatemala.
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Leucolia violiceps (Gould, 1859)
Leucolia violiceps, the violet-crowned hummingbird, has two subspecies with defined physical traits and ranges in the southwestern US and Mexico.
Moustached Treeswift
Hemiprocne mystacea (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
The moustached treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea) is a Hemiprocnidae bird found across parts of Melanesia with specialized flight adaptations.
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata (Tickell, 1833)
Hemiprocne coronata, the crested treeswift, is a large slender resident bird found across South and Southeast Asia.
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque, 1802)
Hemiprocne longipennis is a bird species found across Southeast Asia with distinct sexually dimorphic plumage and unique nesting behavior.
Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata (Temminck, 1824)
Hemiprocne comata is a medium bird with distinctive white whisker markings, differing plumage between males and females.
Andean Swift
Aeronautes andecolus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
The Andean swift is a 14 cm Andean bird with three recognized subspecies that occupy separate Andean ranges.
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis (Woodhouse, 1853)
Aeronautes saxatalis, the white-throated swift, is a medium-sized black-and-white swift native to North and Central America.
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi (J.K.Townsend, 1839)
Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi) is a small swift with defined appearance, breeding range from North to Central America, nesting in large hollow trees.
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura (Jardine, 1846)
Chaetura brachyura, the short-tailed swift, is a small black swift with pale rump and tail, resident across the Neotropics in open lowland habitats.
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chaetura pelagica (chimney swift) is a medium-sized migratory swift that breeds in eastern North America and winters in South America.
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris P.L.Sclater, 1862
This is a description of the bird grey-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris), covering its physical traits, subspecies, distribution, and habitat.
Sick's Swift
Chaetura meridionalis Hellmayr, 1907
Chaetura meridionalis Hellmayr, 1907 is a swift species with defined plumage features that breeds in central-eastern South America and migrates north for the Austral winter.
Silver-rumped Spinetail
Rhaphidura leucopygialis (Blyth, 1849)
Rhaphidura leucopygialis, the silver-rumped spinetail, is an Apodidae swift found in Southeast Asian moist lowland forests.
Biscutate Swift
Streptoprocne biscutata (P.L.Sclater, 1866)
Streptoprocne biscutata, the biscutate swift, is a small swift with two recognized subspecies found in eastern South America.
White-naped Swift
Streptoprocne semicollaris (DeSaussure, 1859)
The white-naped swift is the largest New World swift, found mainly in Mexican highlands, feeding on flying insects.
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