Copyright: monacoeye • Guango Lodge, Ecuador, February • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Chestnut Breasted Coronet
Latin: Boissonneaua matthewsii
Other: Esmeralda andina, Diamante de pico largo, coronita pechicastaña (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Andes; Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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The beautiful Chestnut Breasted Coronet, seen at Guango Lodge - a good place to see it.

The Chestnut Breasted Coronet lives at quite high altitudes - I didn’t see it below 2000m - but not as high as Yanacocha.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Mindo Lindo, Ecuador, February • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Velvet Purple Coronet
Latin: Boissonneaua jardini
Other: Coronita Aterciopelada, Colibrí sietecolores (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Andes; Colombia, Ecuador
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The Velvet Purple Coronet is a very striking bird with superb deep purple plumage. The head and chest can often look black. In Ecuador found northwest of Quito, in mid-altitude forest - seen here at Mindo Lindo Lodge, for example.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Mindo, Ecuador, February • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Buff Tailed Coronet
Latin: Boissonneaua flavescens
Other: Colibrí colihabano, chupasavia, coronita colianteada (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Andes; Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
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Buff Tailed Coronet is buff under the tail, has white puffy thighs, otherwise mostly green. Also some buff on shoulders and white post-ocular spot.

850m to 2000m altitude; usually above 1400m. Seen at Paz de las Aves, Bellavista Lodge and Guango Lodge.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Yanacocha, Ecuador, February • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Buff Winged Starfrontlet
Latin: Coeligena lutetiae
Other: Frentiestrella alianteada (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Andes; Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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Buff-winged Starfrontlets are one of the easiest hummingbirds to recognise - they are the only hummingbirds in Ecuador with buff-coloured “epaulets”.

Male Buff-winged Starfrontlets have purple throats (below), distinguishing them from females, which have buff throats.

These are high-altitude hummers - I saw them on the Yanacocha trail at 3500m.
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Copyright: monacoeye • San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador, February • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Long Tailed Sylph
Latin: Aglaiocercus kingii
Other: Silfo de King, Silfo colilargo, Colibrí coludo azul, Cometa verdiazul (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Andes; Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Similar: Violet Tailed Sylph


Long-tailed Sylphs at in Ecuador. Only males have the very long tails. Females have chestnut bellies and short tails. Seen at Guango and San Isidro Lodges - the latter is a good place to see them. 1600m - 2600m.

Not much overlap with Violet-tailed Sylph (only on west slope) fortunately.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Mindo, Ecuador, February • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Andean Emerald
Latin: Amazilia franciae
Other: Esmeralda andina, Diamante de pico largo (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Andes; Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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The Andean Emerald, pictured here in Mindo, Ecuador. White below with green crown. It lives in the cloud forest from 1000 to 2000 metres.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Ecuador • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Bellied Woodstar
Latin: Chaetocercus mulsant
Other: Colibrí de Mulsant
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile
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These White-Bellied Woodstars were seen at Guango Lodge, 2800m altitude on the eastern Andean slope in Ecuador.

The male, above, is green and white with purple throat, and female, below, more buffy.

Further below, a shot from Dirk shows the purple throat of the male clearly.

Directly below, a female White-Bellied Woodstar at Guango Lodge, Ecuador, April.
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Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Shining Sunbeam
Latin: Aglaeactis cupripennis
Other: Colibrí cobrizo (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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The photo above seems likely to be a Shining Sunbeam (unconfirmed), seen by Dirk on the Inca Trail, Peru, 3000 meters altitude, April.

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Peru • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Tufted Sunbeam
Latin: Aglaeactis castelnaudii
Other: Colibrí condecorado (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Peru
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Thanks to Dirk for this pic of a White Tufted Sunbeam on the Inca Trail in Peru.

Copyright: monacoeye • Santa Lucia, Ecuador • Feb 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Booted Racket Tail
Latin: Ocreatus underwoodii
Other: Colaespátula zamarrito (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: N Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia
Similar: Purple-bibbed White-tip female

The Booted Racket-Tail was one of the first hummingbirds I saw in Ecuador, at 1800 m altitude at the Santa Lucia Reserve feeders. Then at other feeders, for example, the excellent hummingbird set-up at Mindo Lindo, and at nearby Septimo Paraiso, but not lower down in the town of Mindo.

The male Booted Racket-Tail (above) is instantly recognisable by its long tail feathers, terminating in purple “rackets” (more difficult to identify when regrowing these feathers) and fluffy white thigh “boots”. Otherwise mostly green, with white post-ocular mark and brown wings.

The female (directly below) is more difficult to identify. She has a normal-sized tail, white chest and underparts, greenish upperside (coppery with flash) which stretches down round the sides leaving a few spots on the belly. She has smaller thigh puffs, pale feet, dark bill, white post-ocular spot, white tail-tip, and faint short white malar stripe.

There are two subspecies in Ecuador: peruanus female has buff thighs and crissum and more spotting on chest, melanantherus - the one seen NW of Quito - has white puffs and crissum and white chest.

Directly below, a female Booted Racket-Tail in northwest Ecuador. Copyright monacoeye.
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Copyright: RP/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • St Barths, June 2011

Bird name: Green Throated Carib
Latin: Eulampis holosericeus
Other: Colibri falle-vert (Fr)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, St Barths, St Maarten, Virgin Is, Martinique, Guadeloupe etc
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Many thanks to Bob for this shot of a Green-throated Carib nesting in his garden in St Barths !
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Copyright: monacoeye • Santa Lucia, Ecuador • Feb 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Violet Tailed Sylph
Latin: Aglaiocercus coelestis
Other: Silfo colivioleta (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Colombia, Ecuador
Similar: Long-tailed Sylph

The male (above) Violet-tailed Sylph has this fabulous long violet tail. Guides love to point them out. Look a Violet-tailed Sylph! Thanks, even I managed to recognise that one… Fortunately where I saw them - Santa Lucia, Milpe, Mindo - there appeared to be no Long-tailed Sylphs to confuse the issue (they have green-blue tails). Male Violet-tailed Sylphs (only in NW ?) have purple bibs.

Females (below) look quite different: no long tail, white chest, peach-coloured belly, speckled throat, but same short bill. Some males have shorter tails - there’s an example in more photos.

Violet-tailed Sylphs were quite abundant at feeders in mountainous, forested areas of northwest Ecuador, and also often seen in the forest.

Directly below, a female Violet-tailed Sylph in northwest Ecuador.


Below, a male Violet-tailed Sylph showing purple bib.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Yanacocha, Ecuador • Mar 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Sword Billed Hummingbird
Latin: Ensifera ensifera
Other: Colibri picoespada (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: W Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, NE Bolivia
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There can be no mistaking the Sword-billed Hummingbird with its extraordinary 10 cm bill. Although generally a difficult bird to see it was easily viewed at the last feeders on the Yanacocha trail (3500m altitude), and was an occasional visitor to the Guango Lodge feeders when I visited.

Its bill is adapted to feed on flowers with long corollas such as the those of the passionfruit Passiflora mixta.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Folha Seca, Brazil • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Versicolored Emerald
Latin: Amazilia versicolor
Other: Versicoloured Emerald (UK) • Beija-flor-de-banda-branca (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Southeast and northeast Brazil, Amazonia
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The Versicolored Emerald was one of the more common types of hummingbird at Jonas’ feeders in Folha Seca, but I found them difficult to identify, so these photos are from the very-likely-but-not-certain bin.

Identification signs for the Versicolored Emerald include reddish lower bill, white mark behind eye, whitish belly, dusky blue subterminal band on tail. There are also regional variations.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Violet Sabrewing
Latin: Campylopterus hemileucurus
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Southern Mexico to western Panama.

The Violet Sabrewing is a spectacular large hummingbird seen regularly in the Chiriqui highlands of western Panama, for example at the Los Quetzales Hotel feeders in May.

The male Violet Sabrewing is predominantly violet with green shoulders and terminal white outer tail feathers. It has a long curved bill, white spot behind eye, and is pretty unmistakeable in Panama.

The female (see below) is greenish above, whitish below, with purple throat only, but the same white in tail feathers as the male and white spot behind eye.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Green Violetear
Latin: Colibri thalassinus
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mexico to western Panama. Also Venezuela and Bolivia.

The Green Violetear is a good looking hummingbird, dark green with a very characteristic violet ear patch, which is easy to see and easy to remember! Thanks Green Violetear! The female is similar but smaller than the male with a violet band on the chest. The tail has a broad, diffuse, violet subterminal band. The tail is otherwise a sort of emerald colour below.

The Green Violet-ear is fairly common in the western highlands of Chiriqui state in western Panama and was seen regularly at the Los Quetzales Hotel feeders in May.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Stripe Tailed Hummingbird
Latin: Eupherusa eximia
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Northeastern Mexico to western Panama.

The Stripe-tailed Hummingbird is identifiable by the copper wing patches below the shoulder. Otherwise mostly green, with bluish tail with white edges. Small white patch behind eye.

White-tailed Hummingbird and Blue-capped Hummingbird are sometimes considered subspecies of this species.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Tailed Emerald
Latin: Elvira chionura
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Southwest Costa Rica to central Panama.

Not much in the way of distinguishing features for the White-Tailed Emerald. These photos, taken in Chiriqui, have been identified as probably female White Tailed Emeralds, but I’m not certain. The male is mostly green with white bordered tail - like Stripe Tailed Hummingbird but without the copper epaulettes. The female is whitish below, sometimes flecked with green.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Scintillant Hummingbird
Latin: Selasphorus scintilla
Other: Colibrí scintilla (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica and western Chiriqui highlands in Panama.

Great little hummer this one, quite easy to see around Los Quetzales in the Chiriqui highlands of western Panama. The Scintillant Hummingbird above is either female or juvenile. Adult males, which flash a bright orange gorget, were less common - below in “more photos” is a record picture. The tail of the Scintillant Hummingbird has a rufous edge.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Magnificent Hummingbird
Latin: Eugenes fulgens
Other: Colibrí Magnífico (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Texas to western Panama

The male Magnificent Hummingbird has a wonderful bright iridescent purple cap and emerald throat combination, when seen in the right light, with white post ocular spot and the rest green mostly.

This female (lowest photo in “more photos”) is dull underneath with some purple on throat, and similar postocular spot. Seen here in the western Chiriqui highlands of Panama.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Throated Mountain Gem
Latin: Lampornis castaneoventris
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Western Panama (Grey-tailed Mountain-gem in Costa Rica)

The female White-throated Mountain Gem, below, is the looker in this pair. She has a lovely buff-orange colour underneath, with a similar black eye stripe to the male, and white postocular stripe, the is rest mostly greenish. The male, above, has a white throat , green chest, greyish belly and prominent black eye stripe with bluish tail.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Fiery Throated Hummingbird
Latin: Panterpe insignis
Other: Colibrí Insigne (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica and high western mountains of Panama.

The fantastic fiery throat isn’t showing on this bird, but the characteristic dark blue back and white postocular spot can be seen. High mountains.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, 4 May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Volcano Hummingbird
Latin: Selasphorus flammula
Other: Colibrí volcán (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica and Chiriqui, Panama

This seems likely to be a Volcano Hummingbird although not much colour showing. The gorget is typically purple-grey-green. Seen near the Boquete trail.

Copyright: monacoeye • El Valle, Panama, 4 May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Stripe Throated Hermit
Latin: Phaethornis striigularis
Other: Ex. Little Hermit P. longuemareus
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela

The Stripe-throated Hermit is the smallest of the Panamanian Hermits. It has a relatively short tail, which is often dipped when hovering to feed. It is brownish with zorro mask and more rufous above tail.

This one was seen in the El Valle de Anton region of Panama.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy.

Bird name: Long Billed Hermit
Latin: Phaethornis longirostris
Other: Ex Long-tailed Hermit P. superciliosus
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela

The Long-billed Hermit is brownish with light stripes above and below the eye. Two long white tail feathers, the rest of the tail is brown with a dark band and light fringing.
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Copyright: monacoeye • Chiriqui, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Green Fronted Lancebill
Latin: Doryfera ludovicae
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador Bolivia and Venezuela

The Green-fronted Lancebill is not that easy to find. This one was perched above a deep-cut river in a dark, damp forest in the western highlands of Panama.

The Green-fronted Lancebill has a very long straight bill, is dull greenish mostly and greyish underneath. It has a small white spot behind the eye.

Below, in “more photos”, a Lancebill nest in the eves of a house.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Folha Seca, Brazil, 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Black Throated Mango
Latin: Anthracothorax nigricollis
Other: Mango de Garganta Negra (Es) • Beija-flor-de-veste-preta (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Panama to Brazil

The Black-throated Mango female, below, is easily recognised by its black-on-white stripe which runs down from neck to tail. The male has a blue throat, with emerald border. Both have a purplish tail feathers.

The immature has rufous colouring around the face and throat, “see more photos” for one at the Canopy Tower in Panama.


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Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Tipped Sicklebill
Latin: Eutoxeres aquila
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

This White-tipped Sicklebill was seen near the Canopy Lodge in Panama. Not that easy to get a good view of this small bird feeding, though it is a regular visitor to heliconia. But it was easy to recognise here resting, by its extremely curved bill.

Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Rufous Tailed Hummingbird
Latin: Amazilia tzacatl
Other: Amazilia de Cola Rufa (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela

The Rufous Tailed Hummingbird was perhaps the most widespread hummingbird seen on my trip to Panama. Similar to the Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, but only the tail is rufous, not the back. And only the lower part of the underside is white or grey. Underside of bill is mostly pinkish red.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Vented Plumeleteer
Latin: Chalybura buffonii
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru

The White-vented Plumeleteer is a good-looking large hummingbird. The male is mostly green with a deep blue tail feathers and fluffy white vent feathers.

The female is a bit more difficult to identify - I think the bottom photo in “more photos” is one.

These were seen in the Canopy Tower and Valle de Anton in central Panama.


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Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Purple Crowned Fairy
Latin: Heliothryx barroti
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mexico to Ecuador

Record shots of a very nice looking hummingbird, the Purple Crowned Fairy. Both male and female have pure white underneath, making them relatively easy to identify. The male has a bright violet forecrown, black eye stripe and bright green neck. The female has a green forecrown. The immature (see “more photos”) Purple-crowned Fairy has grey spotting to throat.

Seen here near the Canopy Tower in central Panama.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Violet Bellied Hummingbird
Latin: Damophila julie
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

The male Violet-bellied Hummingbird, seen near the feeders at the Canopy Tower, is a real beauty with a bright indigo or violet belly and green head.

The female Violet-bellied Hummingbird is white underneath. The one below needs confirming.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Blue Chested Hummingbird
Latin: Amazilia amabilis
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador

The Blue-chested Hummingbird is weakly coloured - the male has a bluish chest area and the female (directly below) is greyer underneath.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Lodge, Panama, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Garden Emerald
Latin: Chlorostilbon assimilis
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica, Panama

Probably a male Garden Emerald.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010

Bird name: White Necked Jacobin
Latin: Florisuga mellivora
Other: Beija-flor-azul-de-rabo-branco (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mexico to Brazil

The White-necked Jacobin is an attractive hummingbird, a frequent visitor to the feeders at the Canopy Tower, in central Panama, when I visited in April.

The male is easily identifiable by its white back-of-neck, deep-blue head and neck, well-defined white belly and tail feathers, which are tipped dark. Back is green.

Females (below) are more tricky with a scaled neck and chest - the feathers are bordered white - white vent and diagnostic blue-and-white crissum (under tail).

Some individuals had some white on the back, maybe moulting?


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Copyright: monacoeye • Panama, 1 May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Violet Headed Hummingbird
Latin: Klais guimeti
Other: Colibrí cabeza violeta (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Honduras to Bolivia

The male Violet-headed Hummingbird, seen above at the Canopy Lodge in El Valle, Panama, is identifiable by its violet head and bright white spot behind eye. The female, below, also has the white spot, but has greyish underparts and is otherwise mostly greenish with bluish forehead.

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Copyright: monacoeye • Brasilia, Brazil • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Swallow Tailed Hummingbird
Latin: Eupetomena macroura
Other: Beija-flor-tesoura (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mainly Brazil, also Bolivia and Paraguay

Record shots of the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird - a fairly common hummingbird in Brazil, identifiable by its very long deeply-forked tail.

These photos were taken in Ubatuba and Brazilia.More photos...

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Valle de Anton, Panama • 30 April 2010

Bird name: Snowy Bellied Hummingbird
Latin: Amazilia edward
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica, Panama

The Snowy-bellied Hummingbird seemed fairly widespread in Panama - seen in most regions. A regular feeder bird.

It is recognisable by its white belly with green head and neck. It has green shoulders and a copperish back and tail, unlike the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl where the green extends further down the back and only the tail is rufous.
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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Valle de Anton, Panama • 30 April 2010

Bird name: Violet Crowned Woodnymph
Latin: Thalurania colombica
Other: Purple-crowned Woodnymph
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela

This male Violet-crowned Woodnymph has a forked deep-blue tail, green throat and purple forehead. Green lower back, blue-violet shoulders, chest and belly. The female has light underparts and tail is rounded and shorter. Seen in Valle de Anton. Beautiful deep colours on this bird.More photos...

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Ubatuba • November 2009

Bird name: Saw Billed Hermit
Latin: Ramphodon naevius
Other: Beija-flor-rajado (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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The Saw-billed Hermit is a large hummingbird, endemic to the southeast coast of Brazil.

The Saw-billed Hermit has an ochre throat, streaked dark brown and white in the centre which continues onto streaked chest and belly. Its tail is dark brown in the centre and ochre on the sides. Most of the rest of the bird is tones of brown. It has a light supercilium and the underside and lower half of its bill is yellow.

The male has a straight bill, while the female’s bill is more decurved.

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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Ubatuba • November 2009

Bird name: Violet Capped Woodnymph
Latin: Thalurania glaucopis
Other: Beija-flor-de-fronte-violeta (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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The Violet-capped Woodnymph is a hummingbird found throughout the southeast of Brazil, and into Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

The male has a characteristic purple cap, black bill, greenish body, brownish wings and deep blue, longish, forked tail. The female is light underneath, but I’m not certain the photo below is a female Violet-capped Woodnymph (needs confirmation). She has a shorter, white-tipped tail.

These photos were mostly taken at Jonas’ excellent feeders in Folha Seca.

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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Itatiaia • November 09 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Throated Hummingbird
Latin: Leucochloris albicollis
Other: Beija-flor-de-papo-branco (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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The White-throated Hummingbird is found in the south of Brazil and surrounding areas. It characterised by its white throat and belly. Seen here in Itatiaia.
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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Itatiaia Brazil Nov 2009

Bird name: Frilled Coquette
Latin: Lophornis magnificus
Other: Topetinho-vermelho (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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The Frilled Coquette is a lovely small hummingbird quite easy to see at the feeders in Itatiaia. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil.

All Coquettes are small with a white band on the rump. The Frilled Coquette male (above) has a glorious orange crest, which it often raises, a black and white upper chest and neck pattern and green throat. The inner half of the bill is red. I didn’t see longer neck feathers but they are characteristic. The female (below) has no crest and an orangish throat. A juvenile is also pictured under “more photos”.

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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Ubatuba Brazil Nov 2009

Bird name: Festive Coquette
Latin: Lophornis chalybeus
Other: Topetinho-verde (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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The Festive Coquette was another spectacular small hummingbird seen at Jonas’ feeders in Folha Seca in Ubatuba. It has two populations, one in southeastern Brazil and one in the northwest of South America.

Like other Coquettes, the Festive Coquette is small with a white band on the rump. The Festive Coquette male (above) has long white-spotted neck feathers, a black mask, otherwise mosty green but as with most hummingbirds other colours can also be seen, especially with flash. The female (one photo under “more photos”) has no long neck feathers.

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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Itatiaia Brazil Nov 2009

Bird name: Black Jacobin
Latin: Florisuga fusca
Other: Beija-flor-preto (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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The Black Jacobin is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of the east coast of Brazil and neighbouring countries. It was probably the most common hummingbird in most locations I visited.

The Black Jacobin appears black and white although the upperside is very dark green in some lights. Tail is white with central black feathers. There is a small patch of white on the belly area. Immatures can have rufous throats and mottled brown caps. The Black Jacobin is a bit larger than many other hummingbirds at feeders, such as the versicoloured emerald.

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Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lagoa do Peixe, RS • November 2009

Bird name: Gilded Hummingbird
Latin: Hylocharis chrysura
Other: Gilded Sapphire • Beija-flor-dourado (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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Photo: monacoeye • Mostardas, RS, Brazil • November 2009

This Gilded Hummingbird was singing merrily near the marshes of Lagoa do Peixe. In addition to southern Brazil, its range is Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Distinguishing features are a slightly decurved black-tipped red bill, yellowish chin, green body, off-white underparts, brownish-coppery wings and tail.More photos...

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Itatiaia, RJ • November 2009

Bird name: Brazilian Ruby
Latin: Clytolaema rubricauda
Other: Beija-flor-rubi
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range:
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The male Brazilian Ruby has a spectacular pink iridescent throat, which it flashes from time to time, and a bright green crown, which is more difficult to spot. The throat patch can also show green, but normally it simply appears black.

The female has a buff chest and light throat. Both have a characteristic white post-ocular patch (behind the eye) and straight black bill.More photos...

086 Trochilidae • Hummingbirds - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Ramphodon naevius - Saw-billed Hermit - SE Brazil

Eutoxeres aquila - White-tipped Sicklebill - Costa Rica to N Peru
Eutoxeres condamini - Buff-tailed Sicklebill - SE Colombia to NW Bolivia

Glaucis dohrnii - Hook-billed Hermit - SE Brazil
Glaucis hirsutus - Rufous-breasted Hermit - Panama to SE Brazil
Glaucis aeneus - Bronzy Hermit - Honduras to Ecuador

Threnetes ruckeri - Band-tailed Barbthroat - Guatemala to Venezuela & Ecuador
Threnetes niger - Sooty Barbthroat - French Guiana, NE Brazil - Was Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes leucurus - Pale-tailed Barbthroat - Amazonia - Threnetes leucurus may be conspecific with T. niger

Anopetia gounellei - Broad-tipped Hermit - E Brazil

Phaethornis yaruqui - White-whiskered Hermit - W Colombia, Ecuador
Phaethornis guy - Green Hermit - Costa Rica to SE Peru
Phaethornis hispidus - White-bearded Hermit - W, C Amazonia
Phaethornis longirostris - Long-billed Hermit - S Mexico to N Colombia,w Ecuador, NW Peru - Baron's Hermit Phaethornis baroni conspecific with Long-billed Hermit P. longirostris
Phaethornis superciliosus - Long-tailed Hermit - E Amazonia
Phaethornis malaris - Great-billed Hermit - Amazonia, E Brazil
Phaethornis syrmatophorus - Tawny-bellied Hermit - Colombia to Peru
Phaethornis koepckeae - Koepcke's Hermit - Peru
Phaethornis philippii - Needle-billed Hermit - W Amazonia
Phaethornis bourcieri - Straight-billed Hermit - N Amazonia
Phaethornis anthophilus - Pale-bellied Hermit - Panama to Venezuela
Phaethornis eurynome - Scale-throated Hermit - SE South America
Phaethornis pretrei - Planalto Hermit - E, C South America
Phaethornis augusti - Sooty-capped Hermit - N South America
Phaethornis subochraceus - Buff-bellied Hermit - C South America
Phaethornis squalidus - Dusky-throated Hermit - SE Brazil
Phaethornis rupurumii - Streak-throated Hermit - N, E Amazonia
Phaethornis longuemareus - Little Hermit - NE South America
Phaethornis idaliae - Minute Hermit - SE Brazil
Phaethornis nattereri - Cinnamon-throated Hermit - E Bolivia, SW & E Brazil
Phaethornis ruber - Reddish Hermit - Widespread South America
Phaethornis stuarti - White-browed Hermit - SE Peru, C Bolivia
Phaethornis atrimentalis - Black-throated Hermit - Colombia to N Peru
Phaethornis striigularis - Stripe-throated Hermit - S Mexico to Venezuela & W Ecuador
Phaethornis griseogularis - Grey-chinned Hermit - W, N Amazonia, NW Peru

Androdon aequatorialis - Tooth-billed Hummingbird - E Panama to NW Ecuador

Doryfera ludovicae - Green-fronted Lancebill - Costa Rica to Venezuela & NW Bolivia
Doryfera johannae - Blue-fronted Lancebill - N, NW Amazonia

Phaeochroa cuvierii - Scaly-breasted Hummingbird - SE Mexico to N Colombia - Was Campylopterus

Campylopterus curvipennis - Wedge-tailed Sabrewing - Yucatan Peninsula
Campylopterus excellens - Long-tailed Sabrewing - S Mexico
Campylopterus largipennis - Grey-breasted Sabrewing - Amazonia
Campylopterus rufus - Rufous Sabrewing - SW Mexico to El Salvador
Campylopterus hyperythrus - Rufous-breasted Sabrewing - Tepuis
Campylopterus hemileucurus - Violet Sabrewing - S Mexico to Panama
Campylopterus ensipennis - White-tailed Sabrewing - NE Venezuela
Campylopterus falcatus - Lazuline Sabrewing - NE Venezuela to NE Ecuador
Campylopterus phainopeplus - Santa Marta Sabrewing - NE Colombia
Campylopterus villaviscensio - Napo Sabrewing - S Colombia to NE Peru
Campylopterus duidae - Buff-breasted Sabrewing - Tepuis

Aphantochroa cirrochloris - Sombre Hummingbird - SE, E Brazil

Eupetomena macroura - Swallow-tailed Hummingbird - NE, E, C South America

Florisuga mellivora - White-necked Jacobin - S Mexico through Amazonia
Florisuga fusca - Black Jacobin - E, SE South America

Colibri delphinae - Brown Violetear - Guatemala to N & W South America
Colibri thalassinus - Green Violetear - C Mexico to N & W South America
Colibri coruscans - Sparkling Violetear - N, W South America
Colibri serrirostris - White-vented Violetear - SE, C South America

Anthracothorax viridigula - Green-throated Mango - NE South America
Anthracothorax prevostii - Green-breasted Mango - E Mexico to N & NW South America
Anthracothorax nigricollis - Black-throated Mango - W Panama to NE Argentina
Anthracothorax veraguensis - Veraguan Mango - Panama
Anthracothorax dominicus - Antillean Mango - Hispaniola to Virgin Islands
Anthracothorax viridis - Green Mango - Puerto Rico
Anthracothorax mango - Jamaican Mango - Jamaica

Avocettula recurvirostris - Fiery-tailed Awlbill - Amazonia

Topaza pella - Crimson Topaz - NE Amazonia
Topaza pyra - Fiery Topaz - W Amazonia

Eulampis jugularis - Purple-throated Carib - Lesser Antilles
Eulampis holosericeus - Green-throated Carib - Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles

Chrysolampis mosquitus - Ruby-topaz Hummingbird - E Panama to N, E, C South America - New name

Orthorhyncus cristatus - Antillean Crested Hummingbird - Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles

Klais guimeti - Violet-headed Hummingbird - E Honduras to W, N Amazonia

Stephanoxis lalandi - Plovercrest - SE South America - Now Plovercrest

Abeillia abeillei - Emerald-chinned Hummingbird - SE Mexico to N Nicaragua

Lophornis ornatus - Tufted Coquette - NE South America
Lophornis gouldii - Dot-eared Coquette - NE, C Brazil
Lophornis magnificus - Frilled Coquette - SE South America
Lophornis brachylophus - Short-crested Coquette - SW Mexico
Lophornis delattrei - Rufous-crested Coquette - S Middle America, W Amazonia
Lophornis stictolophus - Spangled Coquette - W Venezuela to N Peru
Lophornis chalybeus - Festive Coquette - W Amazonia, SE Brazil
Lophornis pavoninus - Peacock Coquette - Tepuis
Lophornis helenae - Black-crested Coquette - S Mexico to Costa Rica
Lophornis adorabilis - White-crested Coquette - Costa Rica, Panama

Discosura - Popelairia to Discosura
Discosura popelairii - Wire-crested Thorntail - E Colombia to NE Peru
Discosura langsdorffi - Black-bellied Thorntail - W Amazonia, SE Brazil
Discosura letitiae - Letitia's Thorntail - NE Bolivia
Discosura conversii - Green Thorntail - Costa Rica to W Ecuador
Discosura longicaudus - Racket-tailed Coquette - NE South America, E Brazil

Trochilus polytmus - Red-billed Streamertail - Jamaica
Trochilus scitulus - Black-billed Streamertail - Jamaica - Split from T. polytmus

Chlorestes notata - Blue-chinned Sapphire - Colombia to E Brazil, Amazonia - Was C. notatus

Chlorostilbon auriceps - Golden-crowned Emerald - W, C Mexico
Chlorostilbon forficatus - Cozumel Emerald - islands off Yucatan Peninsula
Chlorostilbon canivetii - Canivet's Emerald - SE Mexico to Honduras
Chlorostilbon assimilis - Garden Emerald - SW Costa Rica, Panama
Chlorostilbon mellisugus - Blue-tailed Emerald - N, NE South America
Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus - Western Emerald - W, NW South America
Chlorostilbon gibsoni - Red-billed Emerald - C Colombia
Chlorostilbon olivaresi - Chiribiquete Emerald - SE Colombia
Chlorostilbon aureoventris - Glittering-bellied Emerald - E, SE, SC South America
Chlorostilbon ricordii - Cuban Emerald - Cuba, Bahamas
Chlorostilbon swainsonii - Hispaniolan Emerald - Hispaniola
Chlorostilbon maugaeus - Puerto Rican Emerald - Puerto Rico
Chlorostilbon russatus - Coppery Emerald - NE Colombia, NW Venezuela
Chlorostilbon stenurus - Narrow-tailed Emerald - Venezuela, Colombia, NE Ecuador
Chlorostilbon alice - Green-tailed Emerald - N Venezuela
Chlorostilbon poortmani - Short-tailed Emerald - Colombia, NW Venezuela

Panterpe insignis - Fiery-throated Hummingbird - Costa Rica, W Panama

Elvira chionura - White-tailed Emerald - Costa Rica, Panama
Elvira cupreiceps - Coppery-headed Emerald - Costa Rica

Eupherusa cyanophrys - Oaxaca Hummingbird - SC Mexico
Eupherusa poliocerca - White-tailed Hummingbird - S Mexico
Eupherusa eximia - Stripe-tailed Hummingbird - S Mexico to W Panama
Eupherusa nigriventris - Black-bellied Hummingbird - Costa Rica, W Panama

Goethalsia bella - Pirre Hummingbird - E Panama, NW Colombia

Goldmania violiceps - Violet-capped Hummingbird - E Panama, NW Colombia

Cynanthus sordidus - Dusky Hummingbird - S Mexico
Cynanthus latirostris - Broad-billed Hummingbird - SW USA to C Mexico
Cynanthus doubledayi - Doubleday's Hummingbird - S Mexico

Cyanophaia bicolor - Blue-headed Hummingbird - Lesser Antilles

Thalurania ridgwayi - Mexican Woodnymph - W Mexico
Thalurania colombica - Violet-crowned Woodnymph - Guatemala to Venezuela
Thalurania fannyi - Green-crowned Woodnymph - Panama to Ecuador - Emerald-bellied Woodnymph Thalurania hypochlora conspecific
Thalurania furcata - Fork-tailed Woodnymph - Widespread South America
Thalurania watertonii - Long-tailed Woodnymph - E Brazil
Thalurania glaucopis - Violet-capped Woodnymph - SE South America

Damophila julie - Violet-bellied Hummingbird - Panama to NW Peru

Lepidopyga coeruleogularis - Sapphire-throated Hummingbird - Panama, Colombia
Lepidopyga lilliae - Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird - NC Colombia
Lepidopyga goudoti - Shining-green Hummingbird - Colombia, NW Venezuela

Hylocharis eliciae - Blue-throated Sapphire - S Mexico to NW Colombia
Hylocharis sapphirina - Rufous-throated Sapphire - Amazonia, SE South America
Hylocharis cyanus - White-chinned Sapphire - Amazonia, SE South America
Hylocharis chrysura - Gilded Sapphire - SE, SC South America
Hylocharis grayi - Blue-headed Sapphire - W Colombia, N Ecuador
Hylocharis humboldtii - Humboldt's Sapphire - SE Panama to NW Ecuador

Chrysuronia oenone - Golden-tailed Sapphire - N South America, W Amazonia

Leucochloris albicollis - White-throated Hummingbird - SE South America

Polytmus guainumbi - White-tailed Goldenthroat - N, NE, SE South America
Polytmus milleri - Tepui Goldenthroat - Tepuis
Polytmus theresiae - Green-tailed Goldenthroat - NE, W Amazonia

Leucippus fallax - Buffy Hummingbird - N South America
Leucippus baeri - Tumbes Hummingbird - SW Ecuador, NW Peru
Leucippus taczanowskii - Spot-throated Hummingbird - N, C Peru
Leucippus chlorocercus - Olive-spotted Hummingbird - W Amazonia

Taphrospilus hypostictus - Many-spotted Hummingbird - Ecuador to NW Argentina, SW Brazil

Amazilia chionogaster - White-bellied Hummingbird - N Peru to NW Argentina - not Leucippus
Amazilia viridicauda - Green-and-white Hummingbird - C Peru - not Leucippus
Amazilia rutila - Cinnamon Hummingbird - NW Mexico to Costa Rica
Amazilia yucatanensis - Buff-bellied Hummingbird - E Mexico through Yucatan Peninsula, Middle America, also S USA
Amazilia tzacatl - Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - C Mexico to Venezuela & W Ecuador - includes A. handleyi
Amazilia castaneiventris - Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird - NC Colombia
Amazilia amazilia - Amazilia Hummingbird - W Ecuador & Peru - Loja Hummingbird A. alticola
Amazilia leucogaster - Plain-bellied Emerald - NE, E South America
Amazilia versicolor - Versicolored Emerald - Amazonia, SC, SE South America - Rondonia Emerald A. rondoniae
Amazilia brevirostris - White-chested Emerald - N South America
Amazilia franciae - Andean Emerald - Colombia to N Peru
Amazilia candida - White-bellied Emerald - E Mexico to Nicaragua
Amazilia cyanocephala - Azure-crowned Hummingbird - E Mexico to Nicaragua
Amazilia violiceps - Violet-crowned Hummingbird - SW USA to SW Mexico
Amazilia viridifrons - Green-fronted Hummingbird - S Mexico
Amazilia wagneri - Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird - S Mexico - Split from A. viridifrons
Amazilia fimbriata - Glittering-throated Emerald - Widespread South America
Amazilia lactea - Sapphire-spangled Emerald - N, W Amazonia, SE South America
Amazilia amabilis - Blue-chested Hummingbird - Nicaragua to S Ecuador
Amazilia decora - Charming Hummingbird - SW Costa Rica, W Panama
Amazilia rosenbergi - Purple-chested Hummingbird - W Colombia, NW Ecuador
Amazilia boucardi - Mangrove Hummingbird - Costa Rica
Amazilia luciae - Honduran Emerald - Honduras
Amazilia saucerrottei - Steely-vented Hummingbird - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, NW South America
Amazilia cyanifrons - Indigo-capped Hummingbird - Colombia
Amazilia edward - Snowy-bellied Hummingbird - Costa Rica, Panama
Amazilia cyanura - Blue-tailed Hummingbird - S Mexico to Costa Rica
Amazilia beryllina - Berylline Hummingbird - NW Mexico to Honduras
Amazilia viridigaster - Green-bellied Hummingbird - Colombia, W Venezuela - Tepui Hummingbird A. cupreicauda conspecific
Amazilia tobaci - Copper-rumped Hummingbird - Venezuela

Microchera albocoronata - Snowcap - Honduras to Panama

Anthocephala floriceps - Blossomcrown - Colombia

Chalybura buffonii - White-vented Plumeleteer - Panama to Venezuela
Chalybura urochrysia - Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer - Nicaragua to SW Ecuador

Lampornis clemenciae - Blue-throated Mountaingem - SW USA to C Mexico
Lampornis amethystinus - Amethyst-throated Mountaingem - C Mexico to Honduras
Lampornis viridipallens - Green-throated Mountaingem - S Mexico to El Salvador
Lampornis sybillae - Green-breasted Mountaingem - Honduras, Nicaragua
Lampornis hemileucus - White-bellied Mountaingem - Costa Rica, Panama
Lampornis calolaemus - Purple-throated Mountaingem - S Nicaragua to W Panama
Lampornis castaneoventris - White-throated Mountaingem - W Panama
Lampornis cinereicauda - Grey-tailed Mountaingem - S Costa Rica - Split from L. castaneoventris

Basilinna xantusii - Xantus's Hummingbird - S Baja California
Basilinna leucotis - White-eared Hummingbird - Mexico to Nicaragua

Lamprolaima rhami - Garnet-throated Hummingbird - C Mexico to Honduras

Adelomyia melanogenys - Speckled Hummingbird - Venezuela to NW Argentina

Phlogophilus hemileucurus - Ecuadorian Piedtail - S Colombia to NE Peru
Phlogophilus harterti - Peruvian Piedtail - C, SE Peru

Clytolaema rubricauda - Brazilian Ruby - SE Brazil

Heliodoxa xanthogonys - Velvet-browed Brilliant - Tepuis
Heliodoxa gularis - Pink-throated Brilliant - NW Amazonia
Heliodoxa branickii - Rufous-webbed Brilliant - SE Peru
Heliodoxa schreibersii - Black-throated Brilliant - W Amazonia
Heliodoxa aurescens - Gould's Jewelfront - W, C Amazonia
Heliodoxa rubinoides - Fawn-breasted Brilliant - Colombia to Peru
Heliodoxa jacula - Green-crowned Brilliant - Costa Rica to Ecuador
Heliodoxa imperatrix - Empress Brilliant - WC Colombia to NW Ecuador
Heliodoxa leadbeateri - Violet-fronted Brilliant - Venezuela to NW Bolivia

Eugenes fulgens - Magnificent Hummingbird - SW USA to Panama

Hylonympha macrocerca - Scissor-tailed Hummingbird - NE Venezuela

Sternoclyta cyanopectus - Violet-chested Hummingbird - N Venezuela

Urochroa bougueri - White-tailed Hillstar - Colombia to NE Peru

Boissonneaua flavescens - Buff-tailed Coronet - Venezuela to Ecuador
Boissonneaua matthewsii - Chestnut-breasted Coronet - Colombia to Peru
Boissonneaua jardini - Velvet-purple Coronet - SW Colombia to NW Ecuador

Aglaeactis cupripennis - Shining Sunbeam - Colombia to Peru
Aglaeactis aliciae - Purple-backed Sunbeam - N Peru
Aglaeactis castelnaudii - White-tufted Sunbeam - Peru
Aglaeactis pamela - Black-hooded Sunbeam - Bolivia

Oreotrochilus chimborazo - Ecuadorian Hillstar - S Colombia to C Ecuador
Oreotrochilus estella - Andean Hillstar - SW Peru to NW Argentina
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus - White-sided Hillstar - S Bolivia to S Argentina & Chile
Oreotrochilus melanogaster - Black-breasted Hillstar - C Peru
Oreotrochilus adela - Wedge-tailed Hillstar - S Bolivia

Lafresnaya lafresnayi - Mountain Velvetbreast - W Venezuela to C Peru

Coeligena coeligena - Bronzy Inca - N Venezuela to SE Bolivia
Coeligena wilsoni - Brown Inca - W Colombia to W Ecuador
Coeligena prunellei - Black Inca - NC Colombia
Coeligena torquata - Collared Inca - W Venezuela to N Peru - Gould's Inca C. inca conspecific
Coeligena phalerata - White-tailed Starfrontlet - NE Colombia
Coeligena bonapartei - Golden-bellied Starfrontlet - E Colombia to W Venezuela - Golden-tailed Starfrontlet C. eos conspecific
Coeligena orina - Dusky Starfrontlet - NC Colombia - split from C. bonapartei
Coeligena helianthea - Blue-throated Starfrontlet - NE Colombia, W Venezuela
Coeligena lutetiae - Buff-winged Starfrontlet - Colombia to Peru
Coeligena violifer - Violet-throated Starfrontlet - S Ecuador to NW Bolivia
Coeligena iris - Rainbow Starfrontlet - Ecuador, Peru

Ensifera ensifera - Sword-billed Hummingbird - W Venezuela to NE Bolivia

Pterophanes cyanopterus - Great Sapphirewing - Colombia to N Bolivia

Patagona gigas - Giant Hummingbird - S Colombia to C Chile

Sephanoides sephanoides - Green-backed Firecrown - Southern Cone
Sephanoides fernandensis - Juan Fernandez Firecrown - Juan Fernandez Archipelago

Heliangelus mavors - Orange-throated Sunangel - Colombia, Venezuela
Heliangelus amethysticollis - Amethyst-throated Sunangel - S Ecuador to NW Bolivia - Longuemare's Sunangel H. clarisse conspecific
Heliangelus strophianus - Gorgeted Sunangel - SW Colombia, NW Ecuador
Heliangelus exortis - Tourmaline Sunangel - Colombia, NW Ecuador
Heliangelus micraster - Flame-throated Sunangel - Ecuador, Peru
Heliangelus viola - Purple-throated Sunangel - Ecuador, Peru
Heliangelus zusii - Bogota Sunangel - Colombia
Heliangelus regalis - Royal Sunangel - N Peru

Eriocnemis nigrivestis - Black-breasted Puffleg - NW Ecuador
Eriocnemis isabellae - Gorgeted Puffleg - SW Colombia - Eriocnemis isabellae new species
Eriocnemis vestita - Glowing Puffleg - NW Venezuela to N Peru
Eriocnemis derbyi - Black-thighed Puffleg - Colombia, NW Ecuador
Eriocnemis godini - Turquoise-throated Puffleg - NW Ecuador
Eriocnemis cupreoventris - Coppery-bellied Puffleg - Colombia, Venezuela
Eriocnemis luciani - Sapphire-vented Puffleg - SW Colombia to W Ecuador - includes Coppery-naped Puffleg E. sapphiropygia
Eriocnemis mosquera - Golden-breasted Puffleg - W Colombia to NW Ecuador
Eriocnemis glaucopoides - Blue-capped Puffleg - C Bolivia to NW Argentina
Eriocnemis mirabilis - Colorful Puffleg - W Colombia
Eriocnemis aline - Emerald-bellied Puffleg - Colombia to C Peru

Haplophaedia aureliae - Greenish Puffleg - E Panama,Colombia & Ecuador
Haplophaedia assimilis - Buff-thighed Puffleg - Peru, Bolivia
Haplophaedia lugens - Hoary Puffleg - SW Colombia to NW Ecuador

Urosticte benjamini - Purple-bibbed Whitetip - Colombia to NE Peru
Urosticte ruficrissa - Rufous-vented Whitetip - Colombia, Ecuador

Ocreatus underwoodii - Booted Racket-tail - N Venezuela to Bolivia

Lesbia victoriae - Black-tailed Trainbearer - NE Colombia to SE Peru
Lesbia nuna - Green-tailed Trainbearer - NE Colombia to N Bolivia

Sappho sparganura - Red-tailed Comet - N Bolivia to C Chile

Polyonymus caroli - Bronze-tailed Comet - C, S Peru

Ramphomicron dorsale - Black-backed Thornbill - NE Colombia
Ramphomicron microrhynchum - Purple-backed Thornbill - N Venezuela to Bolivia

Oreonympha nobilis - Bearded Mountaineer - C Peru

Oxypogon guerinii - Bearded Helmetcrest - Colombia, Venezuela

Metallura tyrianthina - Tyrian Metaltail - N Venezuela to N Bolivia
Metallura iracunda - Perija Metaltail - N Colombia, Venezuela
Metallura williami - Viridian Metaltail - C Colombia to S Ecuador - includes atrigularis, species?
Metallura baroni - Violet-throated Metaltail - SC Ecuador
Metallura odomae - Neblina Metaltail - S Ecuador, N Peru
Metallura theresiae - Coppery Metaltail - Peru
Metallura eupogon - Fiery-throated Metaltail - Peru
Metallura aeneocauda - Scaled Metaltail - Peru, Bolivia
Metallura phoebe - Black Metaltail - Peru

Chalcostigma ruficeps - Rufous-capped Thornbill - SE Ecuador to WC Bolivia
Chalcostigma olivaceum - Olivaceous Thornbill - WC Peru to WC Bolivia
Chalcostigma stanleyi - Blue-mantled Thornbill - Ecuador to WC Bolivia
Chalcostigma heteropogon - Bronze-tailed Thornbill - W Venezuela, E Colombia
Chalcostigma herrani - Rainbow-bearded Thornbill - Colombia to N Peru

Opisthoprora euryptera - Mountain Avocetbill - Colombia to N Peru

Taphrolesbia griseiventris - Grey-bellied Comet - NW Peru

Aglaiocercus kingii - Long-tailed Sylph - Venezuela to WC Bolivia - NB name
Aglaiocercus berlepschi - Venezuelan Sylph - NE Venezuela
Aglaiocercus coelestis - Violet-tailed Sylph - Colombia, Ecuador

Augastes scutatus - Hyacinth Visorbearer - EC Brazil
Augastes lumachella - Hooded Visorbearer - E Brazil

Schistes geoffroyi - Wedge-billed Hummingbird - N Venezuela to C Bolivia

Heliothryx barroti - Purple-crowned Fairy - SE Mexico to SW Ecuador
Heliothryx auritus - Black-eared Fairy - Amazonia, E South America

Heliactin bilophus - Horned Sungem - C, E South America

Loddigesia mirabilis - Marvelous Spatuletail - N Peru

Heliomaster constantii - Plain-capped Starthroat - W Middle America
Heliomaster longirostris - Long-billed Starthroat - S Mexico to E Bolivia & NE Brazil
Heliomaster squamosus - Stripe-breasted Starthroat - E, SE Brazil
Heliomaster furcifer - Blue-tufted Starthroat - SC South America

Rhodopis vesper - Oasis Hummingbird - NW Peru to N Chile

Thaumastura cora - Peruvian Sheartail - NW Peru to N Chile

Tilmatura dupontii - Sparkling-tailed Woodstar - C Mexico to Nicaragua

Doricha enicura - Slender Sheartail - S Mexico to El Salvador
Doricha eliza - Mexican Sheartail - SE Mexico

Calliphlox amethystina - Amethyst Woodstar - Widespread South America
Calliphlox evelynae - Bahama Woodstar - Bahamas
Calliphlox bryantae - Magenta-throated Woodstar - Costa Rica, Panama
Calliphlox mitchellii - Purple-throated Woodstar - E Panama to W Ecuador

Microstilbon burmeisteri - Slender-tailed Woodstar - C Bolivia to NW Argentina

Calothorax lucifer - Lucifer Sheartail - SW USA to C Mexico
Calothorax pulcher - Beautiful Sheartail - SC Mexico

Mellisuga minima - Vervain Hummingbird - Hispaniola, Jamaica
Mellisuga helenae - Bee Hummingbird - Cuba

Archilochus colubris - Ruby-throated Hummingbird - E, C North America - Central America
Archilochus alexandri - Black-chinned Hummingbird - W, SW North America - W Mexico

Calypte anna - Anna's Hummingbird - W, SW North America
Calypte costae - Costa's Hummingbird - SW North America - W Mexico

Atthis heloisa - Bumblebee Hummingbird - C, W Mexico
Atthis ellioti - Wine-throated Hummingbird - S Mexico to Honduras

Myrtis fanny - Purple-collared Woodstar - W Ecuador, W Peru

Eulidia yarrellii - Chilean Woodstar - S Peru, N Chile

Myrmia micrura - Short-tailed Woodstar - W Ecuador, NW Peru

Chaetocercus mulsant - White-bellied Woodstar - Colombia to C Bolivia
Chaetocercus bombus - Little Woodstar - SW Colombia to NC Peru
Chaetocercus heliodor - Gorgeted Woodstar - Venezuela to W Ecuador
Chaetocercus astreans - Santa Marta Woodstar - NE Colombia
Chaetocercus berlepschi - Esmeraldas Woodstar - W Ecuador
Chaetocercus jourdanii - Rufous-shafted Woodstar - N Venezuela, N Colombia

Selasphorus platycercus - Broad-tailed Hummingbird - WC North America - Central America
Selasphorus rufus - Rufous Hummingbird - W North America - S South America, N, C Mexico
Selasphorus sasin - Allen's Hummingbird - W North America - C Mexico
Selasphorus flammula - Volcano Hummingbird - Costa Rica, W Panama
Selasphorus ardens - Glow-throated Hummingbird - WC Panama
Selasphorus scintilla - Scintillant Hummingbird - NC Costa Rica, W Panama

Stellula calliope - Calliope Hummingbird - W North America - W Mexico