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THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE

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

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SpeciesClassificationSource status
Speckled HummingbirdAdelomyia melanogenys (Fraser, 1840)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Purple-backed SunbeamAglaeactis aliciae Salvin, 1896TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-hooded SunbeamAglaeactis pamela (d'Orbigny, 1838)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Venezuelan SylphAglaiocercus berlepschi (Hartert, 1898)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Violet-tailed SylphAglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Long-tailed SylphAglaiocercus kingii (R. Lesson, 1832)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Honduran EmeraldAmazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis (S. Cabot, 1845)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amazilia (R. Lesson & Garnot, 1827)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Broad-tipped HermitAnopetia gounellei (Boucard, 1891)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Santa Marta BlossomcrownAnthocephala floriceps (Gould, 1853)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Antillean MangoAnthracothorax dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Jamaican MangoAnthracothorax mango (Linnaeus, 1758)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-throated MangoAnthracothorax nigricollis (Vieillot, 1817)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii (R. Lesson, 1832)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensis Reichenbach, 1855TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Green-throated MangoAnthracothorax viridigula (Boddaert, 1783)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Green MangoAnthracothorax viridis (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hooded VisorbearerAugastes lumachella (R. Lesson, 1839)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyacinth VisorbearerAugastes scutatus (Temminck, 1824)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Buff-tailed CoronetBoissonneaua flavescens (Loddiges, 1832)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Velvet-purple CoronetBoissonneaua jardini (Bourcier, 1851)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut-breasted CoronetBoissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Amethyst WoodstarCalliphlox amethystina (Boddaert, 1783)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Purple-throated WoodstarCalliphlox mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diamantina SabrewingCampylopterus diamantinensis Ruschi, 1963TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Buff-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus duidae Chapman, 1929TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-tailed SabrewingCampylopterus ensipennis (Swainson, 1822)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gray-breasted SabrewingCampylopterus largipennis (Boddaert, 1783)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Santa Marta SabrewingCampylopterus phainopeplus Salvin & Godman, 1879TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Santa Marta WoodstarChaetocercus astreans (Bangs, 1899)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschi Simon, 1889TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rainbow-bearded ThornbillChalcostigma herrani (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Olivaceous ThornbillChalcostigma olivaceum (Lawrence, 1864)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rufous-capped ThornbillChalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Blue-mantled ThornbillChalcostigma stanleyi (Bourcier, 1851)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bronze-tailed PlumeleteerChalybura urochrysia (Gould, 1861)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glittering-throated EmeraldChionomesa fimbriata (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sapphire-spangled EmeraldChionomesa lactea (R. Lesson, 1832)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Blue-throated SapphireChlorestes eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julie (Bourcier, 1843)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Blue-chinned SapphireChlorestes notata (G. C. Reich, 1793)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Green-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon alice (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis Lawrence, 1861TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
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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

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