swap_horiz White-sided hillstar Alternatives

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Marvelous spatuletail

The marvelous spatuletail is an extant hummingbird species native to northern Peru. It’s notable for the male's distinct...

Peru Marvelous Extant Spatuletail

9.8 Brilliant

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Sword-billed hummingbird

The sword-billed hummingbird is a unique South American hummingbird inhabiting the Andean slopes of eastern Peru and nor...

Andes Extant Sword Bill

9.8 Brilliant

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird

The Fiery-throated Hummingbird, *Panterpe insignis*, is a small bird found exclusively in the highland forests of Costa...

Highland Iridescent Central American Costa Rican

9.5 Brilliant

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Juan Fernandez firecrown

The Juan Fernández firecrown is a small hummingbird species native solely to the island of Juan Fernández off the coast...

Island Extant Firecrown Juan Fernandez

9.4 Excellent

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Wire-crested thorntail

The wire-crested thorntail *Discosura popelairii* is a hummingbird species found in the Andean foothills of Colombia, Ec...

Andes Extant Thorntail Wire Crest

9.4 Excellent

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Crimson topaz

The Crimson Topaz is a sizable hummingbird species found in the neotropics. It’s distinguished by the male's vibrant cri...

Forest Extant Topaz Neotropics

9.3 Excellent

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Tufted coquette

The Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) is a small hummingbird found throughout the Caribbean islands and parts of South...

Tufted Caribbean Extant Coquette

9.3 Excellent

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Long-tailed sylph

The long-tailed sylph is a hummingbird species native to the Andean highlands of Venezuela, Bolivia, and surrounding are...

Andes Long Tail Extant Sylph

9.3 Excellent

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Scissor-tailed hummingbird

The scissor-tailed hummingbird is a small hummingbird species native to Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula. Distinguished by it...

Venezuela Extant Scissor Tail

9.3 Excellent

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Fiery topaz

The fiery topaz is a hummingbird species native to the Amazon rainforests of South America. It’s distinguished by its ex...

Amazon Forest Extant Topaz

9.2 Excellent

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Horned sungem

The horned sungem is a hummingbird species found primarily within Brazil’s cerrado biome. It is notable as the only exta...

Cerrado Extant Sungem Horned

9.2 Excellent

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Giant hummingbird

The giant hummingbird represents the largest hummingbird species currently living. Native to the Andes mountains of Sout...

Giant Andes Extant

9.2 Excellent

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Chimborazo Hillstar

The Chimborazo Hillstar, scientifically known as Oreotrochilus chimborazo, is a species of hummingbird native to the hig...

Ecuador Hillstar High Andes Chimborazo

9.2 Excellent

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Ruby-topaz hummingbird

The ruby-topaz hummingbird, *Chrysolampis mosquitus*, is a small hummingbird species native to open country habitats acr...

Caribbean Extant Ruby Topaz Open Country

9.1 Excellent

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Red-tailed comet

The red-tailed comet is a hummingbird species endemic to the Andes Mountains of Bolivia and Argentina. It’s notable as t...

Andes Comet Extant Red Tail

9.1 Excellent

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Rainbow-bearded thornbill

The rainbow-bearded thornbill is a small hummingbird species found in the Andes Mountains of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...

Andes Extant Thornbill Rainbow Beard

9.1 Excellent

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Rivoli's hummingbird

Rivoli’s hummingbird represents a distinct hummingbird species found in montane cloud forests of western Mexico and Cent...

Extant Montane Rivoli

9.1 Excellent

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Blue-throated hillstar

The blue-throated hillstar is a tiny hummingbird species endemic to a restricted region of southwestern Ecuador. Its dis...

Ecuador Extant Hillstar Blue Throat

8.2 Great

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Andean hillstar

The Andean hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the genus Oreotrochilus, native to the high-altitude regions of the A...

Andean Highland Extant Hillstar

7.7 Good

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Black-breasted hillstar

The black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) is a species of hummingbird in the genus Oreotrochilus, endemic...

Peru Extant Hillstar Black Breast

7.2 Good