List of hummingbirds

This is a complete list of hummingbird species, sortable alphabetically by common or binomial name. For a list of hummingbird genera, see "list of hummingbird genera".

Antillean crested hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus

Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis

Blue-chinned sapphire Chlorestes notata

Blue-headed hummingbird Cyanophaia bicolor

Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii

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
Allen's hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin
Amazilia hummingbird	Amazilia amazilia
Amethyst woodstar	Calliphlox amethystina
Amethyst-throated hummingbird	Lampornis amethystinus
Amethyst-throated sunangel	Heliangelus amethysticollis
Andean blossomcrown	Anthocephala berlepschi
Andean emerald	Agyrtria franciae
Andean hillstar	Oreotrochilus estella
Anna's hummingbird	Calypte anna
Antillean crested hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus
Antillean mango	Anthracothorax dominicus
Azure-crowned hummingbird	Agyrtria cyanocephala
Bahama woodstar	Calliphlox evelynae
Band-tailed barbthroat	Threnetes ruckeri
Bearded mountaineer	Oreonympha nobilis
Beautiful hummingbird	Calothorax pulcher
Bee hummingbird	Mellisuga helenae
Berylline hummingbird	Saucerottia beryllina
Black inca	Coeligena prunellei
Black jacobin	Florisuga fuscus
Black metaltail	Metallura phoebe
Black-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron dorsale
Black-bellied hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris
Black-bellied thorntail	Discosura langsdorffi
Black-billed streamertail	Trochilus scitulus
Black-breasted hillstar	Oreotrochilus melanogaster
Black-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis nigrivestis
Black-chinned hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri
Black-crested coquette	Lophornis helenae
Black-eared fairy	Heliothryx aurita
Black-hooded sunbeam	Aglaeactis pamela
Black-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia victoriae
Black-thighed puffleg	Eriocnemis derbyi
Black-throated brilliant	Heliodoxa schreibersii
Black-throated hermit	Phaethornis atrimentalis
Black-throated mango	Anthracothorax nigricollis
Blue-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon cyanolaemus
Blue-capped hummingbird	Eupherusa cyanophrys
Blue-capped puffleg	Eriocnemis glaucopoides
Blue-chested hummingbird	Polyerata amabilis
Blue-chinned sapphire	Chlorostilbon notatus
Blue-fronted lancebill	Doryfera johannae
Blue-headed hummingbird	Cyanophaia bicolor
Blue-headed sapphire	Hylocharis grayi
Blue-mantled thornbill	Chalcostigma stanleyi
Blue-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Blue-tailed hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanura
Blue-throated goldentail	Hylocharis eliciae
Blue-throated hummingbird	Lampornis clemenciae
Blue-throated starfrontlet	Coeligena helianthea
Blue-tufted starthroat	Heliomaster furcifer
Booted racket-tail	Ocreatus underwoodii
Brazilian ruby	Clytolaema rubricauda
Broad-billed hummingbird	Cynanthus latirostris
Broad-tailed hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus
Broad-tipped hermit	Anopetia gounellei
Bronze-tailed comet	Polyonymus caroli
Bronze-tailed barbthroat	Threnetes (niger) loehkeni
Bronze-tailed plumeleteer	Chalybura urochrysia
Bronze-tailed thornbill	Chalcostigma heteropogon
Bronzy hermit	Glaucis aenea
Bronzy inca	Coeligena coeligena
Brown inca	Coeligena wilsoni
Brown violetear	Colibri delphinae
Buff-bellied hermit	Phaethornis subochraceus
Buff-bellied hummingbird	Amazilia yucatanensis
Buff-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus duidae
Buff-tailed coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens
Buff-tailed sicklebill	Eutoxeres condamini
Buff-thighed puffleg	Haplophaedia assimilis
Buff-winged starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae
Buffy helmetcrest	Oxypogon stubelii
Buffy hummingbird	Leucippus fallax
Bumblebee hummingbird	Atthis heloisa
Calliope hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope
Canivet's emerald	Chlorostilbon canivetii
Charming hummingbird	Polyerata decora
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird	Amazilia castaneiventris
Chestnut-breasted coronet	Boissonneaua matthewsii
Chilean woodstar	Eulidia yarrellii
Chimborazo hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo
Chiribiquete emerald	Chlorostilbon olivaresi
Cinnamon hummingbird	Amazilia rutila
Cinnamon-throated hermit	Phaethornis nattereri
Collared inca	Coeligena torquata
Colorful puffleg	Eriocnemis mirabilis
Copper-rumped hummingbird	Saucerottia tobaci
Copper-tailed hummingbird	Saucerottia cupreicauda
Coppery emerald	Chlorostilbon russatus
Coppery metaltail	Metallura theresiae
Coppery thorntail	Discosura letitiae
Coppery-bellied puffleg	Eriocnemis cupreoventris
Coppery-headed emerald	Elvira cupreiceps
Coppery-naped puffleg	Eriocnemis sapphiropygia
Costa's hummingbird	Calypte costae
Cozumel emerald	Chlorostilbon forficatus
Crimson topaz	Topaza pella
Crowned woodnymph	Thalurania colombica
Cuban emerald	Chlorostilbon ricordii
Dot-eared coquette	Lophornis gouldii
Dusky hummingbird	Cynanthus sordidus
Dusky-throated hermit	Phaethornis squalidus
Ecuadorian piedtail	Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Emerald-bellied puffleg	Eriocnemis alinae
Emerald-chinned hummingbird	Abeillia abeillei
Empress brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix
Esmeraldas woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi
Fawn-breasted brilliant	Heliodoxa rubinoides
Festive coquette	Lophornis chalybeus
Fiery topaz	Topaza pyra
Fiery-tailed awlbill	Avocettula recurvirostris
Fiery-throated hummingbird	Panterpe insignis
Fire-throated metaltail	Metallura eupogon
Fork-tailed woodnymph	Thalurania furcata
Frilled coquette	Lophornis magnificus
Garden emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis
Garnet-throated hummingbird	Lamprolaima rhami
Giant hummingbird	Patagona gigas
Gilded sapphire	Hylocharis chrysura
Glittering-bellied emerald	Chlorostilbon aureoventris
Glittering-throated emerald	Polyerata fimbriata
Glowing puffleg	Eriocnemis vestitus
Glow-throated hummingbird	Selasphorus ardens
Golden starfrontlet	Coeligena eos
Golden-bellied starfrontlet	Coeligena bonapartei
Golden-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis mosquera
Golden-crowned emerald	Chlorostilbon auriceps
Golden-tailed sapphire	Chrysuronia oenone
Gorgeted puffleg	Eriocnemis isabellae
Gorgeted sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus
Gorgeted woodstar	Chaetocercus heliodor
Gould's inca	Coeligena inca
Gould's jewelfront	Heliodoxa aurescens
Gray-bellied comet	Taphrolesbia griseiventris
Gray-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus largipennis
Gray-chinned hermit	Phaethornis griseogularis
Gray-tailed mountaingem	Lampornis cinereicauda
Great sapphirewing	Pterophanes cyanopterus
Great-billed hermit	Phaethornis malaris
Green hermit	Phaethornis guy
Green mango	Anthracothorax viridis
Green thorntail	Discosura conversii
Green violetear	Colibri thalassinus
Green-and-white hummingbird	Leucippus viridicauda
Green-backed firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes
Green-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon guerinii
Green-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia viridigaster
Green-breasted mango	Anthracothorax prevostii
Green-breasted mountaingem	Lampornis sybillae
Green-crowned brilliant	Heliodoxa jacula
Green-crowned plovercrest	Stephanoxis lalandi
Green-fronted hummingbird	Agyrtria viridifrons
Green-fronted lancebill	Doryfera ludovicae
Green-headed hillstar	Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
Greenish puffleg	Haplophaedia aureliae
Green-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon alice
Green-tailed goldenthroat	Polytmus theresiae
Green-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia nuna
Green-throated carib	Eulampis holosericeus
Green-throated mango	Anthracothorax viridigula
Green-throated mountaingem	Lampornis viridipallens
Hispaniolan emerald	Chlorostilbon swainsonii
Hoary puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens
Honduran emerald	Polyerata luciae
Hooded visorbearer	Augastes lumachella
Hook-billed hermit	Glaucis dohrnii
Horned sungem	Heliactin bilophus
Hyacinth visorbearer	Augastes scutatus
Inagua woodstar	Calliphlox lyrura
Indigo-capped hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanifrons
Jamaican mango	Anthracothorax mango
Juan Fernández firecrown	Sephanoides fernandensis
Koepcke's hermit	Phaethornis koepckeae
Lazuline sabrewing	Campylopterus falcatus
Little hermit	Phaethornis longuemareus
Little sunangel	Heliangelus micrastur
Little woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus
Loja hummingbird	Amazilia alticola
Long-billed hermit	Phaethornis longirostris
Long-billed starthroat	Heliomaster longirostris
Long-tailed hermit	Phaethornis superciliosus
Long-tailed sabrewing	Campylopterus excellens
Long-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus kingi
Long-tailed woodnymph	Thalurania watertonii
Longuemare's sunangel	Heliangelus clarisse
Lucifer hummingbird	Calothorax lucifer
Magenta-throated woodstar	Calliphlox bryantae
Magnificent hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens
Mangrove hummingbird	Polyerata boucardi
Many-spotted hummingbird	Leucippus hypostictus
Maranhao hermit	Phaethornis (nattereri) maranhaoensis
Marvellous spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis
Mexican hermit	Phaethornis mexicanus
Mexican sheartail	Doricha eliza
Mexican woodnymph	Thalurania ridgwayi
Minute hermit	Phaethornis idaliae
Mountain avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera
Mountain velvetbreast	Lafresnaya lafresnayi
Napo sabrewing	Campylopterus villaviscensio
Narrow-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon stenurus
Neblina metaltail	Metallura odomae
Needle-billed hermit	Phaethornis philippii
Oasis hummingbird	Rhodopis vesper
Olivaceous thornbill	Chalcostigma olivaceum
Olive-spotted hummingbird	Leucippus chlorocercus
Orange-throated sunangel	Heliangelus mavors
Pale-bellied hermit	Phaethornis anthophilus
Pale-tailed barbthroat	Threnetes (niger) leucurus
Peacock coquette	Lophornis pavoninus
Perija metaltail	Metallura iracunda
Peruvian piedtail	Phlogophilus harterti
Peruvian sheartail	Thaumastura cora
Pink-throated brilliant	Heliodoxa gularis
Plain-bellied emerald	Agyrtria leucogaster
Plain-capped starthroat	Heliomaster constantii
Planalto hermit	Phaethornis pretrei
Puerto Rican emerald	Chlorostilbon maugaeus
Purple-backed sunbeam	Aglaeactis aliciae
Purple-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Purple-bibbed whitetip	Urosticte benjamini
Purple-chested hummingbird	Polyerata rosenbergi
Purple-collared woodstar	Myrtis fanny
Purple-crowned fairy	Heliothryx barroti
Purple-crowned plovercrest	Stephanoxis loddigesii
Purple-throated carib	Eulampis jugularis
Purple-throated mountaingem	Lampornis calolaema
Purple-throated sunangel	Heliangelus viola
Purple-throated woodstar	Calliphlox mitchellii
Racket-tailed coquette	Discosura longicauda
Rainbow starfrontlet	Coeligena iris
Rainbow-bearded thornbill	Chalcostigma herrani
Red-billed streamertail	Trochilus polytmus
Reddish hermit	Phaethornis ruber
Red-tailed comet	Sappho sparganurus
Rondonia emerald	Agyrtria rondoniae
Royal sunangel	Heliangelus regalis
Ruby-throated hummingbird	Archilochus colubris
Ruby-topaz hummingbird	Chrysolampis mosquitus
Rufous hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus
Rufous sabrewing	Campylopterus rufus
Rufous-breasted hermit	Glaucis hirsuta
Rufous-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus hyperythrus
Rufous-capped thornbill	Chalcostigma ruficeps
Rufous-cheeked hummingbird	Goethalsia bella
Rufous-crested coquette	Lophornis delattrei
Rufous-shafted woodstar	Chaetocercus jourdanii
Rufous-tailed hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl
Rufous-throated sapphire	Hylocharis sapphirina
Rufous-vented whitetip	Urosticte ruficrissa
Rufous-webbed brilliant	Heliodoxa branickii
Santa Marta blossomcrown	Anthocephala floriceps
Santa Marta sabrewing	Campylopterus phainopeplus
Santa Marta woodstar	Chaetocercus astreans
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird	Lepidopyga lilliae
Sapphire-spangled emerald	Polyerata lactea
Sapphire-throated hummingbird	Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Sapphire-vented puffleg	Eriocnemis luciani
Saw-billed hermit	Ramphodon naevius
Scaled metaltail	Metallura aeneocauda
Scale-throated hermit	Phaethornis eurynome
Scaly-breasted hummingbird	Phaeochroa cuvierii
Scintillant hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla
Scissor-tailed hummingbird	Hylonympha macrocerca
Shining sunbeam	Aglaeactis cupripennis
Shining-green hummingbird	Lepidopyga goudoti
Short-crested coquette	Lophornis brachylophus
Short-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon poortmani
Short-tailed woodstar	Myrmia micrura
Slender sheartail	Doricha enicura
Slender-tailed woodstar	Microstilbon burmeisteri
Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata
Snowy-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia edward
Sombre hummingbird	Campylopterus cirrochloris
Sooty barbthroat	Threnetes niger
Sooty-capped hermit	Phaethornis augusti
Spangled coquette	Lophornis stictolophus
Sparkling violetear	Colibri coruscans
Sparkling-tailed hummingbird	Tilmatura dupontii
Speckled hummingbird	Adelomyia melanogenys
Spot-throated hummingbird	Leucippus taczanowskii
Steely-vented hummingbird	Amazilia saucerottei
Straight-billed hermit	Phaethornis bourcieri
Streak-throated hermit	Phaethornis rupurumii
Stripe-breasted starthroat	Heliomaster squamosus
Stripe-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia
Stripe-throated hermit	Phaethornis striigularis
Swallow-tailed hummingbird	Eupetomena macroura
Sword-billed hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera
Tapajós hermit	Phaethornis aethopyga
Tawny-bellied hermit	Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Tepui goldenthroat	Polytmus milleri
Tooth-billed hummingbird	Androdon aequatorialis
Tourmaline sunangel	Heliangelus exortis
Tufted coquette	Lophornis ornatus
Tumbes hummingbird	Leucippus baeri
Turquoise-throated puffleg	Eriocnemis godini
Tyrian metaltail	Metallura tyrianthina
Velvet-browed brilliant	Heliodoxa xanthogonys
Velvet-purple coronet	Boissonneaua jardini
Venezuelan sylph	Aglaiocercus berlepschi
Veraguan mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis
Versicolored emerald	Agyrtria versicolor
Vervain hummingbird	Mellisuga minima
Violet sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus
Violet-bellied hummingbird	Damophila julie
Violet-capped hummingbird	Goldmania violiceps
Violet-capped woodnymph	Thalurania glaucopis
Violet-chested hummingbird	Sternoclyta cyanopectus
Violet-crowned hummingbird	Agyrtria violiceps
Violet-fronted brilliant	Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Violet-headed hummingbird	Klais guimeti
Violet-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis
Violet-throated metaltail	Metallura baroni
Violet-throated starfrontlet	Coeligena violifer
Viridian metaltail	Metallura williami
Volcano hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula
Wedge-billed hummingbird	Augastes geoffroyi
Wedge-tailed hillstar	Oreotrochilus adela
Wedge-tailed sabrewing	Campylopterus curvipennis
White-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon linden
White-bearded hermit	Phaethornis hispidus
White-bellied emerald	Agyrtria candida
White-bellied hummingbird	Leucippus chionogaster
White-bellied mountaingem	Lampornis hemileucus
White-bellied woodstar	Chaetocercus mulsant
White-browed hermit	Phaethornis stuarti
White-chested emerald	Agyrtria brevirostris
White-chinned sapphire	Hylocharis cyanus
White-crested coquette	Lophornis adorabilis
White-eared hummingbird	Hylocharis leucotis
White-necked jacobin	Florisuga mellivora
White-sided hillstar	Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
White-tailed emerald	Elvira chionura
White-tailed goldenthroat	Polytmus guainumbi
White-tailed hillstar	Urochroa bougueri
White-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa poliocerca
White-tailed sabrewing	Campylopterus ensipennis
White-tailed starfrontlet	Coeligena phalerata
White-throated hummingbird	Leucochloris albicollis
White-throated mountaingem	Lampornis castaneoventris
White-tipped sicklebill	Eutoxeres aquila
White-tufted sunbeam	Aglaeactis castelnaudii
White-vented plumeleteer	Chalybura buffonii
White-vented violetear	Colibri serrirostris
White-whiskered hermit	Phaethornis yaruqui
Wine-throated hummingbird	Atthis ellioti
Wire-crested thorntail	Discosura popelairii
Xantus's hummingbird	Hylocharis xantusii