List of hummingbird species
The International Ornithological Congress recognizes these 360 hummingbird species in family Trochilidae, and distributes them among 112 genera. Two extinct species known only from 19th century specimens, Brace's emerald and Gould's emerald, are included. This list is presented in IOC taxonomic sequence and is also sortable alphabetically by common name and binomial name.
Orthorhyncus cristatus
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Chlorestes notata
Cyanophaia bicolor
Ocreatus addae
Cynanthus latirostris
Colibri delphinae
Boissonneaua flavescens
Boissonneaua matthewsii
Amazilia tobaci
Calypte costae
Anthracothorax mango
Eulampis jugularis
Trochilus polytmus
Chrysolampis mosquitus
Glaucis hirsutus
Mellisuga minima
Florisuga mellivora
Common name | Binomial name | IOC sequence |
Crimson topaz | Topaza pella | 1 |
Fiery topaz | Topaza pyra | 2 |
White-necked jacobin | Florisuga mellivora | 3 |
Black jacobin | Florisuga fusca | 4 |
White-tipped sicklebill | Eutoxeres aquila | 5 |
Buff-tailed sicklebill | Eutoxeres condamini | 6 |
Saw-billed hermit | Ramphodon naevius | 7 |
Hook-billed hermit | Glaucis dohrnii | 8 |
Bronzy hermit | Glaucis aeneus | 9 |
Rufous-breasted hermit | Glaucis hirsutus | 10 |
Band-tailed barbthroat | Threnetes ruckeri | 11 |
Pale-tailed barbthroat | Threnetes leucurus | 12 |
Sooty barbthroat | Threnetes niger | 13 |
Broad-tipped hermit | Anopetia gounellei | 14 |
Dusky-throated hermit | Phaethornis squalidus | 15 |
Streak-throated hermit | Phaethornis rupurumii | 16 |
Little hermit | Phaethornis longuemareus | 17 |
Tapajos hermit | Phaethornis aethopygus | 18 |
Minute hermit | Phaethornis idaliae | 19 |
Cinnamon-throated hermit | Phaethornis nattereri | 20 |
Black-throated hermit | Phaethornis atrimentalis | 21 |
Stripe-throated hermit | Phaethornis striigularis | 22 |
Grey-chinned hermit | Phaethornis griseogularis | 23 |
Reddish hermit | Phaethornis ruber | 24 |
White-browed hermit | Phaethornis stuarti | 25 |
Buff-bellied hermit | Phaethornis subochraceus | 26 |
Sooty-capped hermit | Phaethornis augusti | 27 |
Planalto hermit | Phaethornis pretrei | 28 |
Scale-throated hermit | Phaethornis eurynome | 29 |
Pale-bellied hermit | Phaethornis anthophilus | 30 |
White-bearded hermit | Phaethornis hispidus | 31 |
White-whiskered hermit | Phaethornis yaruqui | 32 |
Green hermit | Phaethornis guy | 33 |
Tawny-bellied hermit | Phaethornis syrmatophorus | 34 |
Koepcke's hermit | Phaethornis koepckeae | 35 |
Needle-billed hermit | Phaethornis philippii | 36 |
Straight-billed hermit | Phaethornis bourcieri | 37 |
Mexican hermit | Phaethornis mexicanus | 38 |
Long-billed hermit | Phaethornis longirostris | 39 |
Long-tailed hermit | Phaethornis superciliosus | 40 |
Great-billed hermit | Phaethornis malaris | 41 |
Green-fronted lancebill | Doryfera ludovicae | 42 |
Blue-fronted lancebill | Doryfera johannae | 43 |
White-throated daggerbill | Schistes albogularis | 44 |
Geoffroy's daggerbill | Schistes geoffroyi | 45 |
Hyacinth visorbearer | Augastes scutatus | 46 |
Hooded visorbearer | Augastes lumachella | 47 |
Brown violetear | Colibri delphinae | 48 |
Mexican violetear | Colibri thalassinus | 49 |
Lesser violetear | Colibri cyanotus | 50 |
Sparkling violetear | Colibri coruscans | 51 |
White-vented violetear | Colibri serrirostris | 52 |
Tooth-billed hummingbird | Androdon aequatorialis | 53 |
Horned sungem | Heliactin bilophus | 54 |
Purple-crowned fairy | Heliothryx barroti | 55 |
Black-eared fairy | Heliothryx auritus | 56 |
White-tailed goldenthroat | Polytmus guainumbi | 57 |
Tepui goldenthroat | Polytmus milleri | 58 |
Green-tailed goldenthroat | Polytmus theresiae | 59 |
Fiery-tailed awlbill | Avocettula recurvirostris | 60 |
Ruby-topaz hummingbird | Chrysolampis mosquitus | 61 |
Green-throated mango | Anthracothorax viridigula | 62 |
Green-breasted mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | 63 |
Black-throated mango | Anthracothorax nigricollis | 64 |
Veraguan mango | Anthracothorax veraguensis | 65 |
Antillean mango | Anthracothorax dominicus | 66 |
Green mango | Anthracothorax viridis | 67 |
Jamaican mango | Anthracothorax mango | 68 |
Purple-throated carib | Eulampis jugularis | 69 |
Green-throated carib | Eulampis holosericeus | 70 |
Orange-throated sunangel | Heliangelus mavors | 71 |
Amethyst-throated sunangel | Heliangelus amethysticollis | 72 |
Longuemare's sunangel | Heliangelus clarisse | 73 |
Merida sunangel | Heliangelus spencei | 74 |
Gorgeted sunangel | Heliangelus strophianus | 75 |
Tourmaline sunangel | Heliangelus exortis | 76 |
Flame-throated sunangel | Heliangelus micraster | 77 |
Purple-throated sunangel | Heliangelus viola | 78 |
Royal sunangel | Heliangelus regalis | 79 |
Green-backed firecrown | Sephanoides sephaniodes | 80 |
Juan Fernandez firecrown | Sephanoides fernandensis | 81 |
Green thorntail | Discosura conversii | 82 |
Wire-crested thorntail | Discosura popelairii | 83 |
Black-bellied thorntail | Discosura langsdorffi | 84 |
Letitia's thorntail | Discosura letitiae | 85 |
Racket-tailed coquette | Discosura longicaudus | 86 |
Tufted coquette | Lophornis ornatus | 87 |
Dot-eared coquette | Lophornis gouldii | 88 |
Frilled coquette | Lophornis magnificus | 89 |
Short-crested coquette | Lophornis brachylophus | 90 |
Rufous-crested coquette | Lophornis delattrei | 91 |
Spangled coquette | Lophornis stictolophus | 92 |
Festive coquette | Lophornis chalybeus | 93 |
Butterfly coquette | Lophornis verreauxii | 94 |
Peacock coquette | Lophornis pavoninus | 95 |
Black-crested coquette | Lophornis helenae | 96 |
White-crested coquette | Lophornis adorabilis | 97 |
Ecuadorian piedtail | Phlogophilus hemileucurus | 98 |
Peruvian piedtail | Phlogophilus harterti | 99 |
Speckled hummingbird | Adelomyia melanogenys | 100 |
Long-tailed sylph | Aglaiocercus kingii | 101 |
Violet-tailed sylph | Aglaiocercus coelestis | 102 |
Venezuelan sylph | Aglaiocercus berlepschi | 103 |
Red-tailed comet | Sappho sparganurus | 104 |
Bronze-tailed comet | Polyonymus caroli | 105 |
Grey-bellied comet | Taphrolesbia griseiventris | 106 |
Andean hillstar | Oreotrochilus estella | 107 |
White-sided hillstar | Oreotrochilus leucopleurus | 108 |
Ecuadorian hillstar | Oreotrochilus chimborazo | 109 |
Blue-throated hillstar | Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus | 110 |
Green-headed hillstar | Oreotrochilus stolzmanni | 111 |
Black-breasted hillstar | Oreotrochilus melanogaster | 112 |
Wedge-tailed hillstar | Oreotrochilus adela | 113 |
Mountain avocetbill | Opisthoprora euryptera | 114 |
Black-tailed trainbearer | Lesbia victoriae | 115 |
Green-tailed trainbearer | Lesbia nuna | 116 |
Black-backed thornbill | Ramphomicron dorsale | 117 |
Purple-backed thornbill | Ramphomicron microrhynchum | 118 |
Rufous-capped thornbill | Chalcostigma ruficeps | 119 |
Olivaceous thornbill | Chalcostigma olivaceum | 120 |
Blue-mantled thornbill | Chalcostigma stanleyi | 121 |
Bronze-tailed thornbill | Chalcostigma heteropogon | 122 |
Rainbow-bearded thornbill | Chalcostigma herrani | 123 |
Buffy helmetcrest | Oxypogon stuebelii | 124 |
Blue-bearded helmetcrest | Oxypogon cyanolaemus | 125 |
White-bearded helmetcrest | Oxypogon lindenii | 126 |
Green-bearded helmetcrest | Oxypogon guerinii | 127 |
Bearded mountaineer | Oreonympha nobilis | 128 |
Tyrian metaltail | Metallura tyrianthina | 129 |
Perija metaltail | Metallura iracunda | 130 |
Viridian metaltail | Metallura williami | 131 |
Violet-throated metaltail | Metallura baroni | 132 |
Neblina metaltail | Metallura odomae | 133 |
Coppery metaltail | Metallura theresiae | 134 |
Fiery-throated metaltail | Metallura eupogon | 135 |
Scaled metaltail | Metallura aeneocauda | 136 |
Black metaltail | Metallura phoebe | 137 |
Greenish puffleg | Haplophaedia aureliae | 138 |
Buff-thighed puffleg | Haplophaedia assimilis | 139 |
Hoary puffleg | Haplophaedia lugens | 140 |
Black-breasted puffleg | Eriocnemis nigrivestis | 141 |
Gorgeted puffleg | Eriocnemis isabellae | 142 |
Glowing puffleg | Eriocnemis vestita | 143 |
Black-thighed puffleg | Eriocnemis derbyi | 144 |
Turquoise-throated puffleg | Eriocnemis godini | 145 |
Coppery-bellied puffleg | Eriocnemis cupreoventris | 146 |
Sapphire-vented puffleg | Eriocnemis luciani | 147 |
Golden-breasted puffleg | Eriocnemis mosquera | 148 |
Blue-capped puffleg | Eriocnemis glaucopoides | 149 |
Colorful puffleg | Eriocnemis mirabilis | 150 |
Emerald-bellied puffleg | Eriocnemis aline | 151 |
Marvelous spatuletail | Loddigesia mirabilis | 152 |
Shining sunbeam | Aglaeactis cupripennis | 153 |
White-tufted sunbeam | Aglaeactis castelnaudii | 154 |
Purple-backed sunbeam | Aglaeactis aliciae | 155 |
Black-hooded sunbeam | Aglaeactis pamela | 156 |
Bronzy inca | Coeligena coeligena | 157 |
Brown inca | Coeligena wilsoni | 158 |
Black inca | Coeligena prunellei | 159 |
Collared inca | Coeligena torquata | 160 |
Violet-throated starfrontlet | Coeligena violifer | 161 |
Rainbow starfrontlet | Coeligena iris | 162 |
White-tailed starfrontlet | Coeligena phalerata | 163 |
Dusky starfrontlet | Coeligena orina | 164 |
Buff-winged starfrontlet | Coeligena lutetiae | 165 |
Golden-bellied starfrontlet | Coeligena bonapartei | 166 |
Blue-throated starfrontlet | Coeligena helianthea | 167 |
Mountain velvetbreast | Lafresnaya lafresnayi | 168 |
Sword-billed hummingbird | Ensifera ensifera | 169 |
Great sapphirewing | Pterophanes cyanopterus | 170 |
Buff-tailed coronet | Boissonneaua flavescens | 171 |
Chestnut-breasted coronet | Boissonneaua matthewsii | 172 |
Velvet-purple coronet | Boissonneaua jardini | 173 |
White-booted racket-tail | Ocreatus underwoodii | 174 |
Peruvian racket-tail | Ocreatus peruanus | 175 |
Rufous-booted racket-tail | Ocreatus addae | 176 |
Rufous-gaped hillstar | Urochroa bougueri | 177 |
Green-backed hillstar | Urochroa leucura | 178 |
Purple-bibbed whitetip | Urosticte benjamini | 179 |
Rufous-vented whitetip | Urosticte ruficrissa | 180 |
Velvet-browed brilliant | Heliodoxa xanthogonys | 181 |
Pink-throated brilliant | Heliodoxa gularis | 182 |
Rufous-webbed brilliant | Heliodoxa branickii | 183 |
Black-throated brilliant | Heliodoxa schreibersii | 184 |
Gould's jewelfront | Heliodoxa aurescens | 185 |
Fawn-breasted brilliant | Heliodoxa rubinoides | 186 |
Green-crowned brilliant | Heliodoxa jacula | 187 |
Empress brilliant | Heliodoxa imperatrix | 188 |
Violet-fronted brilliant | Heliodoxa leadbeateri | 189 |
Brazilian ruby | Clytolaema rubricauda | 190 |
Giant hummingbird | Patagona gigas | 191 |
Violet-chested hummingbird | Sternoclyta cyanopectus | 192 |
Scissor-tailed hummingbird | Hylonympha macrocerca | 193 |
Rivoli's hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | 194 |
Talamanca hummingbird | Eugenes spectabilis | 195 |
Fiery-throated hummingbird | Panterpe insignis | 196 |
Long-billed starthroat | Heliomaster longirostris | 197 |
Plain-capped starthroat | Heliomaster constantii | 198 |
Stripe-breasted starthroat | Heliomaster squamosus | 199 |
Blue-tufted starthroat | Heliomaster furcifer | 200 |
White-bellied mountaingem | Lampornis hemileucus | 201 |
Blue-throated mountaingem | Lampornis clemenciae | 202 |
Amethyst-throated mountaingem | Lampornis amethystinus | 203 |
Green-throated mountaingem | Lampornis viridipallens | 204 |
Green-breasted mountaingem | Lampornis sybillae | 205 |
Purple-throated mountaingem | Lampornis calolaemus | 206 |
Grey-tailed mountaingem | Lampornis cinereicauda | 207 |
White-throated mountaingem | Lampornis castaneoventris | 208 |
Garnet-throated hummingbird | Lamprolaima rhami | 209 |
Magenta-throated woodstar | Calliphlox bryantae | 210 |
Purple-throated woodstar | Calliphlox mitchellii | 211 |
Amethyst woodstar | Calliphlox amethystina | 212 |
Purple-collared woodstar | Myrtis fanny | 213 |
Oasis hummingbird | Rhodopis vesper | 214 |
Short-tailed woodstar | Myrmia micrura | 215 |
Peruvian sheartail | Thaumastura cora | 216 |
Chilean woodstar | Eulidia yarrellii | 217 |
Slender-tailed woodstar | Microstilbon burmeisteri | 218 |
White-bellied woodstar | Chaetocercus mulsant | 219 |
Little woodstar | Chaetocercus bombus | 220 |
Gorgeted woodstar | Chaetocercus heliodor | 221 |
Santa Marta woodstar | Chaetocercus astreans | 222 |
Esmeraldas woodstar | Chaetocercus berlepschi | 223 |
Rufous-shafted woodstar | Chaetocercus jourdanii | 224 |
Sparkling-tailed woodstar | Tilmatura dupontii | 225 |
Slender sheartail | Doricha enicura | 226 |
Mexican sheartail | Doricha eliza | 227 |
Lucifer sheartail | Calothorax lucifer | 228 |
Beautiful sheartail | Calothorax pulcher | 229 |
Black-chinned hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | 230 |
Ruby-throated hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | 231 |
Vervain hummingbird | Mellisuga minima | 232 |
Bee hummingbird | Mellisuga helenae | 233 |
Bahama woodstar | Nesophlox evelynae | 234 |
Inagua woodstar | Nesophlox lyrura | 235 |
Anna's hummingbird | Calypte anna | 236 |
Costa's hummingbird | Calypte costae | 237 |
Calliope hummingbird | Selasphorus calliope | 238 |
Rufous hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | 239 |
Allen's hummingbird | Selasphorus sasin | 240 |
Broad-tailed hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus | 241 |
Bumblebee hummingbird | Selasphorus heloisa | 242 |
Wine-throated hummingbird | Selasphorus ellioti | 243 |
Volcano hummingbird | Selasphorus flammula | 244 |
Scintillant hummingbird | Selasphorus scintilla | 245 |
Glow-throated hummingbird | Selasphorus ardens | 246 |
Dusky hummingbird | Phaeoptila sordida | 247 |
Cuban emerald | Riccordia ricordii | 248 |
Brace's emerald | Riccordia bracei | 249 |
Hispaniolan emerald | Riccordia swainsonii | 250 |
Puerto Rican emerald | Riccordia maugaeus | 251 |
Blue-headed hummingbird | Riccordia bicolor | 252 |
Gould's emerald | Riccordia elegans | 253 |
Broad-billed hummingbird | Cynanthus latirostris | 254 |
Doubleday's hummingbird | Cynanthus doubledayi | 255 |
Golden-crowned emerald | Cynanthus auriceps | 256 |
Cozumel emerald | Cynanthus forficatus | 257 |
Canivet's emerald | Cynanthus canivetii | 258 |
Garden emerald | Chlorostilbon assimilis | 259 |
Western emerald | Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus | 260 |
Red-billed emerald | Chlorostilbon gibsoni | 261 |
Blue-tailed emerald | Chlorostilbon mellisugus | 262 |
Chiribiquete emerald | Chlorostilbon olivaresi | 263 |
Glittering-bellied emerald | Chlorostilbon lucidus | 264 |
Coppery emerald | Chlorostilbon russatus | 265 |
Narrow-tailed emerald | Chlorostilbon stenurus | 266 |
Green-tailed emerald | Chlorostilbon alice | 267 |
Short-tailed emerald | Chlorostilbon poortmani | 268 |
White-eared hummingbird | Basilinna leucotis | 269 |
Xantus's hummingbird | Basilinna xantusii | 270 |
Curve-winged sabrewing | Pampa curvipennis | 271 |
Wedge-tailed sabrewing | Pampa pampa | 272 |
Long-tailed sabrewing | Pampa excellens | 273 |
Rufous sabrewing | Pampa rufa | 274 |
Emerald-chinned hummingbird | Abeillia abeillei | 275 |
Violet-headed hummingbird | Klais guimeti | 276 |
Antillean crested hummingbird | Orthorhyncus cristatus | 277 |
Santa Marta blossomcrown | Anthocephala floriceps | 278 |
Tolima blossomcrown | Anthocephala berlepschi | 279 |
Green-crowned plovercrest | Stephanoxis lalandi | 280 |
Purple-crowned plovercrest | Stephanoxis loddigesii | 281 |
Grey-breasted sabrewing | Campylopterus largipennis | 282 |
Outcrop sabrewing | Campylopterus calcirupicola | 283 |
Rufous-breasted sabrewing | Campylopterus hyperythrus | 284 |
White-tailed sabrewing | Campylopterus ensipennis | 285 |
Lazuline sabrewing | Campylopterus falcatus | 286 |
Santa Marta sabrewing | Campylopterus phainopeplus | 287 |
Violet sabrewing | Campylopterus hemileucurus | 288 |
Buff-breasted sabrewing | Campylopterus duidae | 289 |
Napo sabrewing | Campylopterus villaviscensio | 290 |
Bronze-tailed plumeleteer | Chalybura urochrysia | 291 |
White-vented plumeleteer | Chalybura buffonii | 292 |
Crowned woodnymph | Thalurania colombica | 293 |
Fork-tailed woodnymph | Thalurania furcata | 294 |
Long-tailed woodnymph | Thalurania watertonii | 295 |
Violet-capped woodnymph | Thalurania glaucopis | 296 |
Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata | 297 |
Coppery-headed emerald | Microchera cupreiceps | 298 |
White-tailed emerald | Microchera chionura | 299 |
Violet-capped hummingbird | Goldmania violiceps | 300 |
Pirre hummingbird | Goldmania bella | 301 |
Mexican woodnymph | Eupherusa ridgwayi | 302 |
White-tailed hummingbird | Eupherusa poliocerca | 303 |
Oaxaca hummingbird | Eupherusa cyanophrys | 304 |
Stripe-tailed hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia | 305 |
Black-bellied hummingbird | Eupherusa nigriventris | 306 |
Scaly-breasted hummingbird | Phaeochroa cuvierii | 307 |
Buffy hummingbird | Leucippus fallax | 308 |
Tumbes hummingbird | Thaumasius baeri | 309 |
Spot-throated hummingbird | Thaumasius taczanowskii | 310 |
Many-spotted hummingbird | Taphrospilus hypostictus | 311 |
Swallow-tailed hummingbird | Eupetomena macroura | 312 |
Sombre hummingbird | Eupetomena cirrochloris | 313 |
Olive-spotted hummingbird | Talaphorus chlorocercus | 314 |
Red-billed streamertail | Trochilus polytmus | 315 |
Black-billed streamertail | Trochilus scitulus | 316 |
Violet-crowned hummingbird | Leucolia violiceps | 317 |
Green-fronted hummingbird | Leucolia viridifrons | 318 |
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird | Leucolia wagneri | 319 |
Azure-crowned hummingbird | Saucerottia cyanocephala | 320 |
Blue-vented hummingbird | Saucerottia hoffmanni | 321 |
Berylline hummingbird | Saucerottia beryllina | 322 |
Blue-tailed hummingbird | Saucerottia cyanura | 323 |
Snowy-bellied hummingbird | Saucerottia edward | 324 |
Steely-vented hummingbird | Saucerottia saucerottei | 325 |
Indigo-capped hummingbird | Saucerottia cyanifrons | 326 |
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird | Saucerottia castaneiventris | 327 |
Green-bellied hummingbird | Saucerottia viridigaster | 328 |
Copper-rumped hummingbird | Saucerottia tobaci | 329 |
Cinnamon hummingbird | Amazilia rutila | 330 |
Buff-bellied hummingbird | Amazilia yucatanensis | 331 |
Rufous-tailed hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl | 332 |
Honduran emerald | Amazilia luciae | 333 |
Mangrove hummingbird | Amazilia boucardi | 334 |
Amazilia hummingbird | Amazilis amazilia | 335 |
Andean emerald | Uranomitra franciae | 336 |
Shining-green hummingbird | Chrysuronia goudoti | 337 |
Golden-tailed sapphire | Chrysuronia oenone | 338 |
Versicolored emerald | Chrysuronia versicolor | 339 |
Sapphire-throated hummingbird | Chrysuronia coeruleogularis | 340 |
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird | Chrysuronia lilliae | 341 |
Humboldt's sapphire | Chrysuronia humboldtii | 342 |
Blue-headed sapphire | Chrysuronia grayi | 343 |
White-chested emerald | Chrysuronia brevirostris | 344 |
Plain-bellied emerald | Chrysuronia leucogaster | 345 |
White-throated hummingbird | Leucochloris albicollis | 346 |
Glittering-throated emerald | Chionomesa fimbriata | 347 |
Sapphire-spangled emerald | Chionomesa lactea | 348 |
Rufous-throated sapphire | Hylocharis sapphirina | 349 |
Gilded sapphire | Hylocharis chrysura | 350 |
White-bellied hummingbird | Elliotomyia chionogaster | 351 |
Green-and-white hummingbird | Elliotomyia viridicauda | 352 |
Blue-chested hummingbird | Polyerata amabilis | 353 |
Charming hummingbird | Polyerata decora | 354 |
Purple-chested hummingbird | Polyerata rosenbergi | 355 |
White-bellied emerald | Chlorestes candida | 356 |
Blue-throated sapphire | Chlorestes eliciae | 357 |
White-chinned sapphire | Chlorestes cyanus | 358 |
Violet-bellied hummingbird | Chlorestes julie | 359 |
Blue-chinned sapphire | Chlorestes notata | 360 |