Animalz

Trochilinae

  • Abeillia
  • Adelomyia
  • Aglaeactis
  • Aglaiocercus
  • Amazilia
  • Amazilis
  • Androdon
  • Anthocephala
  • Anthracothorax
  • Archilochus
  • Avocettula
  • Basilinna
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Santa Marta Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps

    This hummingbird lives in the Santa Marta mountains. The male has a peach-toned crown and gray throat, and the bird takes nectar from small flowers low in the vegetation.

  • Green-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii

    The Green-bearded Helmetcrest is a hummingbird of the high páramo grasslands of Colombia's Eastern Andes. Males stand out for a crest and an iridescent green throat patch.

  • Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus

    The Red-billed Streamertail lives across most of Jamaica. The long tail streamers belong to males, and the island's far eastern tip is occupied by a separate species.

  • Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella

    The Andean Hillstar lives in the high Andes from southwestern Peru to northwestern Argentina. Males have a green throat bordered in black and feed on nectar while perched.