Trochilidae

• Phaethornithinae
• Trochilinae
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

  A tiny hummingbird that breeds in eastern North America. It hovers while taking nectar from flowers and migrates to Central America in autumn.

• Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus

  A green hummingbird with shining violet-blue markings, it visits flowers along highland forest edges and clearings.

• White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora

  The White-necked Jacobin is a large hummingbird with a white neck band and a fan-shaped tail. It visits tropical lowland forest edges, clearings, and gardens, feeding at different heights.

• Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans

  Its green plumage is marked by violet ear feathers and a blue belly patch. It guards flower-rich feeding areas, and males perform acrobatic courtship flights between trees.

• Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

  The Rufous Hummingbird makes long migrations through western North America. Males are notably rufous, while females are green with rufous sides.

• Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl

  The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is known for the male's glittering green throat and coppery tail. It feeds on nectar as well as small insects and spiders.

• Ruby Topaz Chrysolampis mosquitus

  The Ruby-topaz Hummingbird feeds on flower nectar, along with small insects and spiders. Males have a red crown and shining golden throat; females are bronze-green. Its range includes Caribbean islands and northern to central South America.

• Geoffroy's Wedgebill Schistes geoffroyi

  This hummingbird inhabits moist Andean forests. It has a sharply pointed bill and is reported to pierce flowers near their base to take nectar through the opening.

• Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna

  Anna's Hummingbird has iridescent green plumage and a rose-pink throat. Males climb high and dive during courtship.

• White-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii

  The White-booted Racket-tail is an Andean hummingbird. Males have puffy white leg feathers and a long tail that ends in racket-shaped tips.

• Rufous-gaped Hillstar Urochroa bougueri

  It has a bronzy-green body, blue throat, and long straight bill. It inhabits forest on the western slope of the Andes and feeds on nectar.

• Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura

  This hummingbird has a long, forked tail. It visits flowering trees, and its blue-green plumage can flash in the light.