List of hummingbird species

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The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 361 hummingbird species in family Trochilidae, and distributes them among 113 genera.[1] Two extinct species known only from 19th century specimens, Brace's emerald and Gould's emerald, are included. This list is presented in IOC taxonomic sequence and is also sortable alphabetically by common name and binomial name.

Antillean crested hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Blue-chinned sapphire Chlorestes notata
Blue-headed hummingbird Cyanophaia bicolor
Rufous-booted racket-tail Ocreatus addae
Broad-billed hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
Brown violetear Colibri delphinae
Buff-tailed coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
Chestnut-breasted coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Copper-rumped hummingbird Amazilia tobaci
Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae
Jamaican mango Anthracothorax mango
Purple-throated carib Eulampis jugularis
Red-billed streamertail Trochilus polytmus
Ruby-topaz hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
Rufous-breasted hermit Glaucis hirsutus
Vervain hummingbird Mellisuga minima
White-necked jacobin Florisuga mellivora
Common name Binomial name IOC sequence
Crimson topaz Topaza pella 1
Fiery topaz Topaza pyra 2
White-necked jacobin Florisuga mellivora 3
Black jacobin Florisuga fusca 4
White-tipped sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila 5
Buff-tailed sicklebill Eutoxeres condamini 6
Saw-billed hermit Ramphodon naevius 7
Hook-billed hermit Glaucis dohrnii 8
Bronzy hermit Glaucis aeneus 9
Rufous-breasted hermit Glaucis hirsutus 10
Band-tailed barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri 11
Pale-tailed barbthroat Threnetes leucurus 12
Sooty barbthroat Threnetes niger 13
Broad-tipped hermit Anopetia gounellei 14
Dusky-throated hermit Phaethornis squalidus 15
Streak-throated hermit Phaethornis rupurumii 16
Little hermit Phaethornis longuemareus 17
Tapajos hermit Phaethornis aethopygus 18
Minute hermit Phaethornis idaliae 19
Cinnamon-throated hermit Phaethornis nattereri 20
Black-throated hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis 21
Stripe-throated hermit Phaethornis striigularis 22
Grey-chinned hermit Phaethornis griseogularis 23
Reddish hermit Phaethornis ruber 24
White-browed hermit Phaethornis stuarti 25
Buff-bellied hermit Phaethornis subochraceus 26
Sooty-capped hermit Phaethornis augusti 27
Planalto hermit Phaethornis pretrei 28
Scale-throated hermit Phaethornis eurynome 29
Pale-bellied hermit Phaethornis anthophilus 30
White-bearded hermit Phaethornis hispidus 31
White-whiskered hermit Phaethornis yaruqui 32
Green hermit Phaethornis guy 33
Tawny-bellied hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus 34
Koepcke's hermit Phaethornis koepckeae 35
Needle-billed hermit Phaethornis philippii 36
Straight-billed hermit Phaethornis bourcieri 37
Mexican hermit Phaethornis mexicanus 38
Long-billed hermit Phaethornis longirostris 39
Long-tailed hermit Phaethornis superciliosus 40
Great-billed hermit Phaethornis malaris 41
Green-fronted lancebill Doryfera ludovicae 42
Blue-fronted lancebill Doryfera johannae 43
White-throated daggerbill Schistes albogularis 44
Geoffroy's daggerbill Schistes geoffroyi 45
Hyacinth visorbearer Augastes scutatus 46
Hooded visorbearer Augastes lumachella 47
Brown violetear Colibri delphinae 48
Mexican violetear Colibri thalassinus 49
Lesser violetear Colibri cyanotus 50
Sparkling violetear Colibri coruscans 51
White-vented violetear Colibri serrirostris 52
Tooth-billed hummingbird Androdon aequatorialis 53
Horned sungem Heliactin bilophus 54
Purple-crowned fairy Heliothryx barroti 55
Black-eared fairy Heliothryx auritus 56
White-tailed goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi 57
Tepui goldenthroat Polytmus milleri 58
Green-tailed goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae 59
Fiery-tailed awlbill Avocettula recurvirostris 60
Ruby-topaz hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus 61
Green-throated mango Anthracothorax viridigula 62
Green-breasted mango Anthracothorax prevostii 63
Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis 64
Veraguan mango Anthracothorax veraguensis 65
Antillean mango Anthracothorax dominicus 66
Green mango Anthracothorax viridis 67
Jamaican mango Anthracothorax mango 68
Purple-throated carib Eulampis jugularis 69
Green-throated carib Eulampis holosericeus 70
Orange-throated sunangel Heliangelus mavors 71
Amethyst-throated sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis 72
Longuemare's sunangel Heliangelus clarisse 73
Merida sunangel Heliangelus spencei 74
Gorgeted sunangel Heliangelus strophianus 75
Tourmaline sunangel Heliangelus exortis 76
Flame-throated sunangel Heliangelus micraster 77
Purple-throated sunangel Heliangelus viola 78
Royal sunangel Heliangelus regalis 79
Green-backed firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes 80
Juan Fernandez firecrown Sephanoides fernandensis 81
Green thorntail Discosura conversii 82
Wire-crested thorntail Discosura popelairii 83
Black-bellied thorntail Discosura langsdorffi 84
Letitia's thorntail Discosura letitiae 85
Racket-tailed coquette Discosura longicaudus 86
Tufted coquette Lophornis ornatus 87
Dot-eared coquette Lophornis gouldii 88
Frilled coquette Lophornis magnificus 89
Short-crested coquette Lophornis brachylophus 90
Rufous-crested coquette Lophornis delattrei 91
Spangled coquette Lophornis stictolophus 92
Festive coquette Lophornis chalybeus 93
Butterfly coquette Lophornis verreauxii 94
Peacock coquette Lophornis pavoninus 95
Black-crested coquette Lophornis helenae 96
White-crested coquette Lophornis adorabilis 97
Ecuadorian piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus 98
Peruvian piedtail Phlogophilus harterti 99
Speckled hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys 100
Long-tailed sylph Aglaiocercus kingii 101
Violet-tailed sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis 102
Venezuelan sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi 103
Red-tailed comet Sappho sparganurus 104
Bronze-tailed comet Polyonymus caroli 105
Grey-bellied comet Taphrolesbia griseiventris 106
Andean hillstar Oreotrochilus estella 107
White-sided hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus 108
Ecuadorian hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo 109
Blue-throated hillstar Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus 110
Green-headed hillstar Oreotrochilus stolzmanni 111
Black-breasted hillstar Oreotrochilus melanogaster 112
Wedge-tailed hillstar Oreotrochilus adela 113
Mountain avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera 114
Black-tailed trainbearer Lesbia victoriae 115
Green-tailed trainbearer Lesbia nuna 116
Black-backed thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale 117
Purple-backed thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum 118
Rufous-capped thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps 119
Olivaceous thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum 120
Blue-mantled thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi 121
Bronze-tailed thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon 122
Rainbow-bearded thornbill Chalcostigma herrani 123
Buffy helmetcrest Oxypogon stuebelii 124
Blue-bearded helmetcrest Oxypogon cyanolaemus 125
White-bearded helmetcrest Oxypogon lindenii 126
Green-bearded helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii 127
Bearded mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis 128
Tyrian metaltail Metallura tyrianthina 129
Perija metaltail Metallura iracunda 130
Viridian metaltail Metallura williami 131
Violet-throated metaltail Metallura baroni 132
Neblina metaltail Metallura odomae 133
Coppery metaltail Metallura theresiae 134
Fiery-throated metaltail Metallura eupogon 135
Scaled metaltail Metallura aeneocauda 136
Black metaltail Metallura phoebe 137
Greenish puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae 138
Buff-thighed puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis 139
Hoary puffleg Haplophaedia lugens 140
Black-breasted puffleg Eriocnemis nigrivestis 141
Gorgeted puffleg Eriocnemis isabellae 142
Glowing puffleg Eriocnemis vestita 143
Black-thighed puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi 144
Turquoise-throated puffleg Eriocnemis godini 145
Coppery-bellied puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris 146
Sapphire-vented puffleg Eriocnemis luciani 147
Golden-breasted puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera 148
Blue-capped puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides 149
Colorful puffleg Eriocnemis mirabilis 150
Emerald-bellied puffleg Eriocnemis aline 151
Marvelous spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis 152
Shining sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis 153
White-tufted sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii 154
Purple-backed sunbeam Aglaeactis aliciae 155
Black-hooded sunbeam Aglaeactis pamela 156
Bronzy inca Coeligena coeligena 157
Brown inca Coeligena wilsoni 158
Black inca Coeligena prunellei 159
Collared inca Coeligena torquata 160
Violet-throated starfrontlet Coeligena violifer 161
Rainbow starfrontlet Coeligena iris 162
White-tailed starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata 163
Dusky starfrontlet Coeligena orina 164
Buff-winged starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae 165
Golden-bellied starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei 166
Blue-throated starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea 167
Mountain velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi 168
Sword-billed hummingbird Ensifera ensifera 169
Great sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus 170
Buff-tailed coronet Boissonneaua flavescens 171
Chestnut-breasted coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii 172
Velvet-purple coronet Boissonneaua jardini 173
White-booted racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii 174
Peruvian racket-tail Ocreatus peruanus 175
Rufous-booted racket-tail Ocreatus addae 176
Rufous-gaped hillstar Urochroa bougueri 177
Green-backed hillstar Urochroa leucura 178
Purple-bibbed whitetip Urosticte benjamini 179
Rufous-vented whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa 180
Velvet-browed brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys 181
Pink-throated brilliant Heliodoxa gularis 182
Rufous-webbed brilliant Heliodoxa branickii 183
Black-throated brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii 184
Gould's jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens 185
Fawn-breasted brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides 186
Green-crowned brilliant Heliodoxa jacula 187
Empress brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix 188
Violet-fronted brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri 189
Brazilian ruby Clytolaema rubricauda 190
Giant hummingbird Patagona gigas 191
Violet-chested hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus 192
Scissor-tailed hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca 193
Rivoli's hummingbird Eugenes fulgens 194
Talamanca hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis 195
Fiery-throated hummingbird Panterpe insignis 196
Long-billed starthroat Heliomaster longirostris 197
Plain-capped starthroat Heliomaster constantii 198
Stripe-breasted starthroat Heliomaster squamosus 199
Blue-tufted starthroat Heliomaster furcifer 200
White-bellied mountaingem Lampornis hemileucus 201
Blue-throated mountaingem Lampornis clemenciae 202
Amethyst-throated mountaingem Lampornis amethystinus 203
Green-throated mountaingem Lampornis viridipallens 204
Green-breasted mountaingem Lampornis sybillae 205
Purple-throated mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus 206
Grey-tailed mountaingem Lampornis cinereicauda 207
White-throated mountaingem Lampornis castaneoventris 208
Garnet-throated hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami 209
Amethyst woodstar Calliphlox amethystina 210
Purple-collared woodstar Myrtis fanny 211
Oasis hummingbird Rhodopis vesper 212
Short-tailed woodstar Myrmia micrura 213
Peruvian sheartail Thaumastura cora 214
Magenta-throated woodstar Philodice bryantae 215
Purple-throated woodstar Philodice mitchellii 216
Chilean woodstar Eulidia yarrellii 217
Slender-tailed woodstar Microstilbon burmeisteri 218
White-bellied woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant 219
Little woodstar Chaetocercus bombus 220
Gorgeted woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor 221
Santa Marta woodstar Chaetocercus astreans 222
Esmeraldas woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi 223
Rufous-shafted woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii 224
Sparkling-tailed woodstar Tilmatura dupontii 225
Slender sheartail Doricha enicura 226
Mexican sheartail Doricha eliza 227
Lucifer sheartail Calothorax lucifer 228
Beautiful sheartail Calothorax pulcher 229
Black-chinned hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 230
Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris 231
Vervain hummingbird Mellisuga minima 232
Bee hummingbird Mellisuga helenae 233
Bahama woodstar Nesophlox evelynae 234
Inagua woodstar Nesophlox lyrura 235
Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna 236
Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae 237
Calliope hummingbird Selasphorus calliope 238
Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 239
Allen's hummingbird Selasphorus sasin 240
Broad-tailed hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 241
Bumblebee hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa 242
Wine-throated hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti 243
Volcano hummingbird Selasphorus flammula 244
Scintillant hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla 245
Glow-throated hummingbird Selasphorus ardens 246
Dusky hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida 247
Cuban emerald Riccordia ricordii 248
Brace's emerald Riccordia bracei 249
Hispaniolan emerald Riccordia swainsonii 250
Puerto Rican emerald Riccordia maugaeus 251
Blue-headed hummingbird Riccordia bicolor 252
Gould's emerald Riccordia elegans 253
Broad-billed hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris 254
Doubleday's hummingbird Cynanthus doubledayi 255
Golden-crowned emerald Cynanthus auriceps 256
Cozumel emerald Cynanthus forficatus 257
Canivet's emerald Cynanthus canivetii 258
Garden emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis 259
Western emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus 260
Red-billed emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni 261
Blue-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus 262
Chiribiquete emerald Chlorostilbon olivaresi 263
Glittering-bellied emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus 264
Coppery emerald Chlorostilbon russatus 265
Narrow-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus 266
Green-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon alice 267
Short-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani 268
White-eared hummingbird Basilinna leucotis 269
Xantus's hummingbird Basilinna xantusii 270
Curve-winged sabrewing Pampa curvipennis 271
Wedge-tailed sabrewing Pampa pampa 272
Long-tailed sabrewing Pampa excellens 273
Rufous sabrewing Pampa rufa 274
Emerald-chinned hummingbird Abeillia abeillei 275
Violet-headed hummingbird Klais guimeti 276
Antillean crested hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus 277
Santa Marta blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps 278
Tolima blossomcrown Anthocephala berlepschi 279
Green-crowned plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi 280
Purple-crowned plovercrest Stephanoxis loddigesii 281
Grey-breasted sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis 282
Outcrop sabrewing Campylopterus calcirupicola 283
Diamantina sabrewing Campylopterus diamantinensi 284
Rufous-breasted sabrewing Campylopterus hyperythrus 285
White-tailed sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis 286
Lazuline sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus 287
Santa Marta sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus 288
Violet sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus 289
Buff-breasted sabrewing Campylopterus duidae 290
Napo sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio 291
Bronze-tailed plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia 292
White-vented plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii 293
Crowned woodnymph Thalurania colombica 294
Fork-tailed woodnymph Thalurania furcata 295
Long-tailed woodnymph Thalurania watertonii 296
Violet-capped woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis 297
Snowcap Microchera albocoronata 298
Coppery-headed emerald Microchera cupreiceps 299
White-tailed emerald Microchera chionura 300
Violet-capped hummingbird Goldmania violiceps 301
Pirre hummingbird Goldmania bella 302
Mexican woodnymph Eupherusa ridgwayi 303
White-tailed hummingbird Eupherusa poliocerca 304
Oaxaca hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys 305
Stripe-tailed hummingbird Eupherusa eximia 306
Black-bellied hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris 307
Scaly-breasted hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii 308
Buffy hummingbird Leucippus fallax 309
Tumbes hummingbird Thaumasius baeri 310
Spot-throated hummingbird Thaumasius taczanowskii 311
Many-spotted hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus 312
Swallow-tailed hummingbird Eupetomena macroura 313
Sombre hummingbird Eupetomena cirrochloris 314
Olive-spotted hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus 315
Red-billed streamertail Trochilus polytmus 316
Black-billed streamertail Trochilus scitulus 317
Violet-crowned hummingbird Leucolia violiceps 318
Green-fronted hummingbird Leucolia viridifrons 319
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird Leucolia wagneri 320
Azure-crowned hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala 321
Blue-vented hummingbird Saucerottia hoffmanni 322
Berylline hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina 323
Blue-tailed hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura 324
Snowy-bellied hummingbird Saucerottia edward 325
Steely-vented hummingbird Saucerottia saucerottei 365
Indigo-capped hummingbird Saucerottia cyanifrons 327
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird Saucerottia castaneiventris 328
Green-bellied hummingbird Saucerottia viridigaster 329
Copper-rumped hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci 330
Cinnamon hummingbird Amazilia rutila 331
Buff-bellied hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 332
Rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl 333
Honduran emerald Amazilia luciae 334
Mangrove hummingbird Amazilia boucardi 335
Amazilia hummingbird Amazilis amazilia 336
Andean emerald Uranomitra franciae 337
Shining-green hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti 338
Golden-tailed sapphire Chrysuronia oenone 339
Versicolored emerald Chrysuronia versicolor 340
Sapphire-throated hummingbird Chrysuronia coeruleogularis 341
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird Chrysuronia lilliae 342
Humboldt's sapphire Chrysuronia humboldtii 343
Blue-headed sapphire Chrysuronia grayi 344
White-chested emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris 345
Plain-bellied emerald Chrysuronia leucogaster 346
White-throated hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis 347
Glittering-throated emerald Chionomesa fimbriata 348
Sapphire-spangled emerald Chionomesa lactea 349
Rufous-throated sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina 350
Gilded sapphire Hylocharis chrysura 351
White-bellied hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster 352
Green-and-white hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda 353
Blue-chested hummingbird Polyerata amabilis 354
Charming hummingbird Polyerata decora 355
Purple-chested hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi 356
White-bellied emerald Chlorestes candida 357
Blue-throated sapphire Chlorestes eliciae 358
White-chinned sapphire Chlorestes cyanus 359
Violet-bellied hummingbird Chlorestes julie 360
Blue-chinned sapphire Chlorestes notata 361

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 12.1)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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