Best Trochilidae

The Blossomcrown (Anthocephala floriceps) is a small hummingbird endemic to the cloud forests of Colombia's isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta massif. The male is distinguished by a buffy, green-spotted crown and a rufous tail, while the female is duller with greener spotting above. Its extremely...

The Coppery-headed Emerald is a small hummingbird species strictly endemic to the highland forests of Costa Rica. Males of the species are recognized by their gleaming, metallic copper-colored heads and necks, contrasting with their mostly green plumage. Females lack the copper coloration and featur...

The Snowcap hummingbird, *Microchera albocoronata*, is a diminutive species native to Central America. It’s notable for the male's striking white head feathers which sharply contrast with its deep reddish-purple body. This trochilidae is found primarily in Honduras and Panama. Ornithologists and bir...

The Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis amethystinus) is a hummingbird species native to the mountainous highlands of Mexico and Central America. Belonging to the Trochilidae family, this bird exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism; the male is noted for its striking, iridescent magenta throat pa...

The Ruby Topaz is a hummingbird species native to tropical South America. Males are recognized by their striking iridescent plumage featuring a vibrant red head and golden throat patch. This coloration, characteristic of the *Chrysolampis mosquitus* species within the Trochilidae family, makes it a...

The Chiribiquete Emerald is an endemic hummingbird of the Serranía de Chiribiquete mountains in southern Colombia, officially recognized as a distinct species in 1996.

The Blue-capped Hummingbird is a vulnerable bird species endemic to the cloud forests of Oaxaca, Mexico, recognizable by the male's striking iridescent blue crown.

The Azure-crowned Hummingbird is a species native to the pine-oak forests of Mexico and Central America, easily identified by its striking, bright blue crown and throat.

The Violet Sabrewing is a large hummingbird species native to Central America. Its distinctive long, forked tail feathers create a “sabre-like” appearance and contribute to its iridescent coloration. Belonging to the Trochilidae family, it’s notable for being one of the largest hummingbirds in the r...

The Glittering-bellied Emerald is a widespread hummingbird species found across eastern South America, notable for the male's shimmering, jewel-toned green and blue underside.

The Coppery Thorntail is a rare and enigmatic hummingbird known only from a few historical specimens collected in the Bolivian department of Beni during the 19th century.

The Crowned Woodnymph is a hummingbird species native to tropical South America. Males are distinguished by their prominent iridescent green head plumage and vibrant violet-blue underbelly. This bird belongs to the Trochilidae family, known for its hovering flight. It’s primarily observed in foreste...

The little woodstar, Chaetocercus bombus, is a very small hummingbird found along the western side of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru. Males have a conspicuous violet throat patch and a short, forked tail, while females have different, less iridescent plumage. The species occupies forest edges, scrub,...

The Narrow-tailed Emerald is a hummingbird species native to the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador, distinguished by its uniquely elongated, narrow tail and shimmering green feathers.

The Scaly-breasted Hummingbird is a large species ranging from southern Mexico to Colombia, uniquely characterized by the distinct green and buff scaling on its breast.

The Blue-tailed Emerald is a widespread hummingbird species found across northern South America, easily identified by the male's brilliant blue tail and shimmering green body.

Endemic to the arid and semi-arid regions of Colombia, the Red-billed Emerald is a distinctive hummingbird recognized by its namesake bright red lower bill and green plumage.

Found in the tropical forests of northern South America, the Blue-chinned Sapphire is a small hummingbird recognized by the vibrant blue patch on the male's lower throat.

Canivet's Emerald is a small hummingbird native to the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America, distinguished by the male's deeply forked tail and shimmering green plumage.

Inhabiting the Andes mountains from Colombia to Ecuador, the Western Emerald is a small hummingbird notable for the male's deeply forked tail and vibrant green coloration.

Inhabiting the Andean foothills of Ecuador and Peru, the Many-spotted Hummingbird is notable for the green spots heavily distributed across its pale underparts.

Inhabiting the arid scrublands of northern Colombia and Venezuela, the Shining-green Hummingbird is distinguished by its entirely metallic green body and white tail tips.

The Amazilia Hummingbird is a common species inhabiting the dry coastal deserts and scrublands of Peru and Ecuador, recognized by its red bill and turquoise throat.

The Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone) is a species of hummingbird native to northern South America. It primarily inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, forest edges, and shrublands across the Amazon Basin. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism, with males recognized by t...

The Garden Emerald is a small hummingbird species ranging from southern Mexico to Panama, notable for the male's entirely bright green body and contrasting white underparts.

The Slender Sheartail (Doricha enicura) is a hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, native to Guatemala and southern Mexico. The species is named for the male's exceptionally long, deeply forked tail, which is dramatically longer than that of the female and represents one of the more extreme example...

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a small avian species belonging to the Trochilidae family, native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States. The bird is highly adapted to desert environments, particularly thriving in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. It was named in honor of the Fr...

Found in the Andean regions of Venezuela and Colombia, the Short-tailed Emerald is a compact hummingbird recognized by its notably abbreviated tail and vibrant green plumage.

The Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora) is a hummingbird endemic to coastal Peru and extreme northern Chile. The male is notable for its exceptionally long, wire-like outer tail feathers that extend well beyond the body, along with a rose-purple throat, while females have a shorter, graduated tail...