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 |
|---|---|---|
| Festive CoquetteLophornis chalybeus (Temminck, 1821) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattrei (R. Lesson, 1839) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dot-eared CoquetteLophornis gouldii (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae (Delattre, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificus (Vieillot, 1817) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tufted CoquetteLophornis ornatus (Boddaert, 1783) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spangled CoquetteLophornis stictolophus Salvin & D. G. Elliot, 1873 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bee HummingbirdMellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vervain HummingbirdMellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaled MetaltailMetallura aeneocauda (Gould, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-throated MetaltailMetallura baroni Salvin, 1893 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fiery-throated MetaltailMetallura eupogon (Cabanis, 1874) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Perija MetaltailMetallura iracunda Wetmore, 1946 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomae G. R. Graves, 1980 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black MetaltailMetallura phoebe (R. Lesson & Delattre, 1839) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coppery MetaltailMetallura theresiae Simon, 1902 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Viridian MetaltailMetallura williami (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tailed EmeraldMicrochera chionura (Gould, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coppery-headed EmeraldMicrochera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slender-tailed WoodstarMicrostilbon burmeisteri (P. L. Sclater, 1888) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-tailed WoodstarMyrmia micrura (Gould, 1854) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-collared WoodstarMyrtis fanny (R. Lesson, 1838) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peruvian Racket-tailOcreatus peruanus (Gould, 1849) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodii (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wedge-tailed HillstarOreotrochilus adela (d'Orbigny, 1838) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecuadorian HillstarOreotrochilus chimborazo (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean HillstarOreotrochilus estella (d'Orbigny, 1838) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-sided HillstarOreotrochilus leucopleurus Gould, 1847 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanni Salvin, 1895 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-bearded HelmetcrestOxypogon cyanolaemus Salvin & Godman, 1880 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-bearded HelmetcrestOxypogon guerinii (Boissonneau, 1840) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed SabrewingPampa excellens Wetmore, 1941 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wedge-tailed SabrewingPampa pampa (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous SabrewingPampa rufa (R. Lesson, 1840) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-breasted HummingbirdPhaeochroa cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky HummingbirdPhaeoptila sordida (Gould, 1859) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalis Lawrence, 1858 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augusti (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Straight-billed HermitPhaethornis bourcieri (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynome (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularis Gould, 1851 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green HermitPhaethornis guy (R. Lesson, 1833) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bearded HermitPhaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minute HermitPhaethornis idaliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Koepcke's HermitPhaethornis koepckeae Weske & Terborgh, 1977 | 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.