A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Trochilidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys (Fraser, 1840) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-backed SunbeamAglaeactis aliciae Salvin, 1896 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-hooded SunbeamAglaeactis pamela (d'Orbigny, 1838) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Venezuelan SylphAglaiocercus berlepschi (Hartert, 1898) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Honduran EmeraldAmazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis (S. Cabot, 1845) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia (R. Lesson & Garnot, 1827) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Broad-tipped HermitAnopetia gounellei (Boucard, 1891) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santa Marta BlossomcrownAnthocephala floriceps (Gould, 1853) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Antillean MangoAnthracothorax dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jamaican MangoAnthracothorax mango (Linnaeus, 1758) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis (Vieillot, 1817) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensis Reichenbach, 1855 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-throated MangoAnthracothorax viridigula (Boddaert, 1783) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green MangoAnthracothorax viridis (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded VisorbearerAugastes lumachella (R. Lesson, 1839) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyacinth VisorbearerAugastes scutatus (Temminck, 1824) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens (Loddiges, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardini (Bourcier, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina (Boddaert, 1783) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diamantina SabrewingCampylopterus diamantinensis Ruschi, 1963 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus duidae Chapman, 1929 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tailed SabrewingCampylopterus ensipennis (Swainson, 1822) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennis (Boddaert, 1783) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santa Marta SabrewingCampylopterus phainopeplus Salvin & Godman, 1879 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santa Marta WoodstarChaetocercus astreans (Bangs, 1899) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschi Simon, 1889 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceum (Lawrence, 1864) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi (Bourcier, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia (Gould, 1861) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sapphire-spangled EmeraldChionomesa lactea (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-throated SapphireChlorestes eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata (G. C. Reich, 1793) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon alice (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis Lawrence, 1861 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.