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
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-necked JacobinFlorisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bronzy HermitGlaucis aeneus Lawrence, 1868 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hook-billed HermitGlaucis dohrnii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-breasted HermitGlaucis hirsutus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pirre HummingbirdGoldmania bella (Nelson, 1912) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-capped HummingbirdGoldmania violiceps Nelson, 1911 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-thighed PufflegHaplophaedia assimilis (D. G. Elliot, 1876) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greenish PufflegHaplophaedia aureliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hoary PufflegHaplophaedia lugens (Gould, 1852) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Horned SungemHeliactin bilophus (Temminck, 1820) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Longuemare's SunangelHeliangelus clarisse (Longuemare, 1841) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tourmaline SunangelHeliangelus exortis (Fraser, 1840) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-throated SunangelHeliangelus mavors Gould, 1848 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flame-throated SunangelHeliangelus micraster Gould, 1872 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Royal SunangelHeliangelus regalis Fitzpatrick, Willard & Terborgh, 1979 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merida SunangelHeliangelus spencei (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gorgeted SunangelHeliangelus strophianus (Gould, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-throated SunangelHeliangelus viola Gould, 1853 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gould's JewelfrontHeliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-webbed BrilliantHeliodoxa branickii (Taczanowski, 1874) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pink-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa gularis (Gould, 1860) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empress BrilliantHeliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-crowned BrilliantHeliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa schreibersii (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Velvet-browed BrilliantHeliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin & Godman, 1882 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-tufted StarthroatHeliomaster furcifer (Shaw, 1812) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-billed StarthroatHeliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stripe-breasted StarthroatHeliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-eared FairyHeliothryx auritus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-crowned FairyHeliothryx barroti (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gilded HummingbirdHylocharis chrysura (Shaw, 1812) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-throated SapphireHylocharis sapphirina (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scissor-tailed HummingbirdHylonympha macrocerca Gould, 1873 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-headed HummingbirdKlais guimeti (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain VelvetbreastLafresnaya lafresnayi (Boissonneau, 1840) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amethyst-throated HummingbirdLampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventris (Gould, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-tailed MountaingemLampornis cinereicauda (Lawrence, 1867) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-throated HummingbirdLampornis clemenciae (R. Lesson, 1830) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus (Salvin, 1865) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-breasted Mountain-gemLampornis sybillae (Salvin & Godman, 1892) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-throated Mountain-gemLampornis viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-crowned HummingbirdLeucolia violiceps (Gould, 1859) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-fronted HummingbirdLeucolia viridifrons (D. G. Elliot, 1871) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marvelous SpatuletailLoddigesia mirabilis (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-crested CoquetteLophornis adorabilis Salvin, 1870 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-crested CoquetteLophornis brachylophus R. T. Moore, 1949 | 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.