Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With approximately 375 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but most species are found in Central and South America. As of 2026, 21 hummingbird species are listed as endangered or critically endangered, with about 255 species declining in population.

Species in this family

• Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei
• Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
• Purple-backed Sunbeam Aglaeactis aliciae
• White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii
• Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
• Black-hooded Sunbeam Aglaeactis pamela
• Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi
• Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
• Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingii
• Honduran Emerald Amazilia luciae
• Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
• Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
• Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
• Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia
• Tooth-billed Hummingbird Androdon aequatorialis
• Broad-tipped Hermit Anopetia gounellei
• Tolima Blossomcrown Anthocephala berlepschi
• Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps
• Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus
• Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
• Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango
• Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
• Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
• Veraguan Mango Anthracothorax veraguensis
• Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax viridigula
• Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
• Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
• Hooded Visorbearer Augastes lumachella
• Hyacinth Visorbearer Augastes scutatus
• Fiery-tailed Awlbill Avocettula recurvirostris
• White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis
• Xantus's Hummingbird Basilinna xantusii
• Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
• Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini
• Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
• Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
• Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer
• Beautiful Hummingbird Calothorax pulcher
• Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
• Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
• Outcrop Sabrewing Campylopterus calcirupicola
• Diamantina Sabrewing Campylopterus diamantinensis
• White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis
• Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus
• Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
• Rufous-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus hyperythrus
• Grey-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
• Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus
• Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio
• Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans
• Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi
• Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus
• Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor
• Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii
• White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
• Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
• Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon
• Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum
• Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps
• Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi
• White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
• Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
• Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata
• Sapphire-spangled Emerald Chionomesa lactea
• White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida
• White-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes cyanus
• Blue-throated Goldentail Chlorestes eliciae
• Violet-bellied Hummingbird Chlorestes julie
• Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorestes notata
• Green-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon alice
• Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis
• Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni
• Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus
• Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
• Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
• Short-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani
• Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus
• Narrow-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus
• Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
• Mangrove Hummingbird Chrysuronia boucardi
• White-chested Emerald Chrysuronia brevirostris
• Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
• Shining-green Hummingbird Chrysuronia goudoti
• Blue-headed Sapphire Chrysuronia grayi
• Humboldt's Sapphire Chrysuronia humboldtii
• Plain-bellied Emerald Chrysuronia leucogaster
• Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Chrysuronia lilliae
• Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
• Versicoloured Emerald Chrysuronia versicolor
• Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei
• Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
• Green Inca Coeligena conradii
• Perija Starfrontlet Coeligena consita
• Merida Starfrontlet Coeligena eos
• Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea
• Gould's Inca Coeligena inca
• Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris
• Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
• Dusky Starfrontlet Coeligena orina
• White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata
• Black Inca Coeligena prunellei
• Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
• Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer
• Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni
• Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
• Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus
• Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
• White-vented Violetear Colibri serrirostris
• Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
• Golden-crowned Emerald Cynanthus auriceps
• Canivet's Emerald Cynanthus canivetii
• Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird Cynanthus doubledayi
• Cozumel Emerald Cynanthus forficatus
• Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
• Tres Marias Hummingbird Cynanthus lawrencei
• Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
• Black-bellied Thorntail Discosura langsdorffi
• Racket-tipped Thorntail Discosura longicaudus
• Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii
• Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza
• Slender Sheartail Doricha enicura
• Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae
• Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
• White-bellied Hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster
• Green-and-white Hummingbird Elliotomyia viridicauda
• Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
• Emerald-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis aline
• Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris
• Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi
• Blue-capped Puffleg Eriocnemis glaucopoides
• Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
• Colourful Puffleg Eriocnemis mirabilis
• Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
• Black-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis nigrivestis
• Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita
• Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
• Talamanca Hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis
• Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
• Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
• Chilean Woodstar Eulidia yarrellii
• Sombre Hummingbird Eupetomena cirrochloris
• Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura
• Blue-capped Hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys
• Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
• Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris
• White-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa poliocerca
• Mexican Woodnymph Eupherusa ridgwayi
• White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
• Buff-tailed Sicklebill Eutoxeres condamini
• Black Jacobin Florisuga fusca
• White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
• Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus
• Hook-billed Hermit Glaucis dohrnii
• Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus
• Pirre Hummingbird Goldmania bella
• Violet-capped Hummingbird Goldmania violiceps
• Buff-thighed Puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis
• Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae
• Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens
• Horned Sungem Heliactin bilophus
• Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis
• Longuemare's Sunangel Heliangelus clarisse
• Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
• Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors
• Little Sunangel Heliangelus micraster
• Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis
• Merida Sunangel Heliangelus spencei
• Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
• Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola
• Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens
• Rufous-webbed Brilliant Heliodoxa branickii
• Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis
• Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix
• Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
• Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri
• Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
• Brazilian Ruby Heliodoxa rubricauda
• Black-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii
• Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys
• Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
• Blue-tufted Starthroat Heliomaster furcifer
• Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
• Stripe-breasted Starthroat Heliomaster squamosus
• Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus
• Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
• Gilded Hummingbird Hylocharis chrysura
• Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
• Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca
• Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
• Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
• Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus
• Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus
• White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris
• Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae
• White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus
• Green-breasted Mountain-gem Lampornis sybillae
• Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens
• Garnet-throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami
• Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
• Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
• Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax
• White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis
• Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis
• White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis
• Short-crested Coquette Lophornis brachylophus
• Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
• Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei
• Dot-eared Coquette Lophornis gouldii
• Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
• Frilled Coquette Lophornis magnificus
• Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
• Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus
• Spangled Coquette Lophornis stictolophus
• Butterfly Coquette Lophornis verreauxii
• Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
• Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
• Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda
• Violet-throated Metaltail Metallura baroni
• Fire-throated Metaltail Metallura eupogon
• Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda
• Neblina Metaltail Metallura odomae
• Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe
• Coppery Metaltail Metallura theresiae
• Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
• Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami
• Snowcap Microchera albocoronata
• White-tailed Emerald Microchera chionura
• Coppery-headed Emerald Microchera cupreiceps
• Slender-tailed Woodstar Microstilbon burmeisteri
• Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura
• Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny
• Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
• Inagua Woodstar Nesophlox lyrura
• Rufous-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus addae
• Peruvian Racket-tail Ocreatus peruanus
• White-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
• Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
• Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis
• Wedge-tailed Hillstar Oreotrochilus adela
• Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
• Blue-throated Hillstar Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
• Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella
• White-sided Hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
• Black-breasted Hillstar Oreotrochilus melanogaster
• Green-headed Hillstar Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
• Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
• Blue-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon cyanolaemus
• Green-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii
• White-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon lindenii
• Buffy Helmetcrest Oxypogon stuebelii
• Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis
• Rufous Sabrewing Pampa rufa
• Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis
• Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
• Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
• Dusky Hummingbird Phaeoptila sordida
• Tapajos Hermit Phaethornis aethopygus
• Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus
• Black-throated Hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis
• Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti
• Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
• Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome
• Grey-chinned Hermit Phaethornis griseogularis
• Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
• White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
• Minute Hermit Phaethornis idaliae
• Koepcke's Hermit Phaethornis koepckeae
• Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
• Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
• Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris
• Mexican Hermit Phaethornis mexicanus
• Cinnamon-throated Hermit Phaethornis nattereri
• Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii
• Planalto Hermit Phaethornis pretrei
• Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
• Streak-throated Hermit Phaethornis rupurumii
• Dusky-throated Hermit Phaethornis squalidus
• Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
• White-browed Hermit Phaethornis stuarti
• Buff-bellied Hermit Phaethornis subochraceus
• Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
• Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
• White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
• Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae
• Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii
• Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti
• Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus
• Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
• Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora
• Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi
• Bronze-tailed Comet Polyonymus caroli
• White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi
• Tepui Goldenthroat Polytmus milleri
• Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
• Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
• Violet-crowned Hummingbird Ramosomyia violiceps
• Green-fronted Hummingbird Ramosomyia viridifrons
• Saw-billed Hermit Ramphodon naevius
• Black-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale
• Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
• Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper
• Blue-headed Hummingbird Riccordia bicolor
• Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus
• Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
• Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii
• Red-tailed Comet Sappho sparganurus
• Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina
• Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia castaneiventris
• Copper-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cupreicauda
• Indigo-capped Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanifrons
• Azure-crowned Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala
• Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura
• Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia edward
• Blue-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia hoffmanni
• Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerottei
• Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
• Green-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia viridigaster
• White-throated Daggerbill Schistes albogularis
• Geoffroy's Daggerbill Schistes geoffroyi
• Glow-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ardens
• Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
• Wine-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti
• Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula
• Bumblebee Hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa
• Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
• Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
• Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
• Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla
• Juan Fernandez Firecrown Sephanoides fernandensis
• Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
• Green-crowned Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi
• Purple-crowned Plovercrest Stephanoxis loddigesii
• Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus
• Olive-spotted Hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus
• Grey-bellied Comet Taphrolesbia griseiventris
• Many-spotted Hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus
• Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
• Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
• Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis
• Long-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania watertonii
• Tumbes Hummingbird Thaumasius baeri
• Spot-throated Hummingbird Thaumasius taczanowskii
• Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora
• Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes leucurus
• Sooty Barbthroat Threnetes niger
• Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
• Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii
• Crimson Topaz Topaza pella
• Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra
• Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
• Black-billed Streamertail Trochilus scitulus
• Andean Emerald Uranomitra franciae
• Rufous-gaped Hillstar Urochroa bougueri
• Green-backed Hillstar Urochroa leucura
• Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini
• Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa

Lookalikes compared

• Band-tailed Barbthroat vs Stripe-throated Hermit
• Broad-billed Hummingbird vs Violet-crowned Hummingbird
• Buffy Hummingbird vs Tumbes Hummingbird
• Butterfly Coquette vs Tumbes Hummingbird
• Canivet's Emerald vs Violet-headed Hummingbird
• Canivet's Emerald vs Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
• Crowned Woodnymph vs Azure-crowned Hummingbird
• Garden Emerald vs Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
• Giant Hummingbird vs Oasis Hummingbird
• Green Thorntail vs Butterfly Coquette
• Plain-capped Starthroat vs White-bellied Mountain-gem
• Purple-throated Carib vs Green-throated Carib
• Saw-billed Hermit vs Pale-tailed Barbthroat
• Stripe-tailed Hummingbird vs Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
• Veraguan Mango vs Green Thorntail
• Violet-headed Hummingbird vs Violet Sabrewing
• White-bearded Hermit vs Koepcke's Hermit
• White-bellied Mountain-gem vs Purple-throated Mountain-gem
• White-necked Jacobin vs Green Hermit
• White-necked Jacobin vs Mexican Violetear
• White-throated Mountain-gem vs Purple-throated Woodstar
• White-throated Mountain-gem vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• White-throated Mountain-gem vs Volcano Hummingbird
• White-vented Plumeleteer vs Pirre Hummingbird