List of hummingbirds

The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 366 hummingbird species in family Trochilidae, and distributes them among 112 genera.^[1] One extinct species known only from a 19th century specimen, Brace's emerald, is included. This list is presented in IOC taxonomic sequence and is also sortable alphabetically by common name and binomial name.

Broad-billed hummingbird *Cynanthus latirostris*

Buff-tailed coronet *Boissonneaua flavescens*

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
Jamaican mango	Anthracothorax mango	62
Green-throated mango	Anthracothorax viridigula	63
Green-breasted mango	Anthracothorax prevostii	64
Veraguan mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	65
Black-throated mango	Anthracothorax nigricollis	66
Hispaniolan mango	Anthracothorax dominicus	67
Puerto Rican mango	Anthracothorax aurulentus	68
Green mango	Anthracothorax viridis	69
Green-throated carib	Eulampis holosericeus	70
Purple-throated carib	Eulampis jugularis	71
Orange-throated sunangel	Heliangelus mavors	72
Amethyst-throated sunangel	Heliangelus amethysticollis	73
Longuemare's sunangel	Heliangelus clarisse	74
Merida sunangel	Heliangelus spencei	75
Gorgeted sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	76
Tourmaline sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	77
Flame-throated sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	78
Purple-throated sunangel	Heliangelus viola	79
Royal sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	80
Green-backed firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes	81
Juan Fernandez firecrown	Sephanoides fernandensis	82
Green thorntail	Discosura conversii	83
Wire-crested thorntail	Discosura popelairii	84
Black-bellied thorntail	Discosura langsdorffi	85
Letitia's thorntail	Discosura letitiae	86
Racket-tailed coquette	Discosura longicaudus	87
Tufted coquette	Lophornis ornatus	88
Dot-eared coquette	Lophornis gouldii	89
Frilled coquette	Lophornis magnificus	90
Short-crested coquette	Lophornis brachylophus	91
Rufous-crested coquette	Lophornis delattrei	92
Spangled coquette	Lophornis stictolophus	93
Festive coquette	Lophornis chalybeus	94
Butterfly coquette	Lophornis verreauxii	95
Peacock coquette	Lophornis pavoninus	96
Black-crested coquette	Lophornis helenae	97
White-crested coquette	Lophornis adorabilis	98
Ecuadorian piedtail	Phlogophilus hemileucurus	99
Peruvian piedtail	Phlogophilus harterti	100
Speckled hummingbird	Adelomyia melanogenys	101
Long-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus kingii	102
Violet-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	103
Venezuelan sylph	Aglaiocercus berlepschi	104
Red-tailed comet	Sappho sparganurus	105
Bronze-tailed comet	Polyonymus caroli	106
Grey-bellied comet	Taphrolesbia griseiventris	107
Andean hillstar	Oreotrochilus estella	108
White-sided hillstar	Oreotrochilus leucopleurus	109
Ecuadorian hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	110
Blue-throated hillstar	Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus	111
Green-headed hillstar	Oreotrochilus stolzmanni	112
Black-breasted hillstar	Oreotrochilus melanogaster	113
Wedge-tailed hillstar	Oreotrochilus adela	114
Mountain avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera	115
Black-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia victoriae	116
Green-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia nuna	117
Black-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron dorsale	118
Purple-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron microrhynchum	119
Bearded mountaineer	Oreonympha nobilis	120
Buffy helmetcrest	Oxypogon stuebelii	121
Blue-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon cyanolaemus	122
White-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon lindenii	123
Green-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon guerinii	124
Bronze-tailed thornbill	Chalcostigma heteropogon	125
Rainbow-bearded thornbill	Chalcostigma herrani	126
Rufous-capped thornbill	Chalcostigma ruficeps	127
Olivaceous thornbill	Chalcostigma olivaceum	128
Blue-mantled thornbill	Chalcostigma stanleyi	129
Tyrian metaltail	Metallura tyrianthina	130
Perija metaltail	Metallura iracunda	131
Viridian metaltail	Metallura williami	132
Violet-throated metaltail	Metallura baroni	133
Neblina metaltail	Metallura odomae	134
Coppery metaltail	Metallura theresiae	135
Fiery-throated metaltail	Metallura eupogon	136
Scaled metaltail	Metallura aeneocauda	137
Black metaltail	Metallura phoebe	138
Greenish puffleg	Haplophaedia aureliae	139
Buff-thighed puffleg	Haplophaedia assimilis	140
Hoary puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens	141
Black-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	142
Gorgeted puffleg	Eriocnemis isabellae	143
Glowing puffleg	Eriocnemis vestita	144
Black-thighed puffleg	Eriocnemis derbyi	145
Turquoise-throated puffleg	Eriocnemis godini	146
Coppery-bellied puffleg	Eriocnemis cupreoventris	147
Sapphire-vented puffleg	Eriocnemis luciani	148
Golden-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis mosquera	149
Blue-capped puffleg	Eriocnemis glaucopoides	150
Colorful puffleg	Eriocnemis mirabilis	151
Emerald-bellied puffleg	Eriocnemis aline	152
Marvelous spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis	153
Shining sunbeam	Aglaeactis cupripennis	154
White-tufted sunbeam	Aglaeactis castelnaudii	155
Purple-backed sunbeam	Aglaeactis aliciae	156
Black-hooded sunbeam	Aglaeactis pamela	157
Bronzy inca	Coeligena coeligena	158
Brown inca	Coeligena wilsoni	159
Black inca	Coeligena prunellei	160
Green inca	Coeligena conradii	161
Collared inca	Coeligena torquata	162
Gould's inca	Coeligena inca	163
Violet-throated starfrontlet	Coeligena violifer	164
Rainbow starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	165
White-tailed starfrontlet	Coeligena phalerata	166
Dusky starfrontlet	Coeligena orina	167
Buff-winged starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	168
Perija starfrontlet	Coeligena consita	169
Golden-bellied starfrontlet	Coeligena bonapartei	170
Golden-tailed starfrontlet	Coeligena eos	171
Blue-throated starfrontlet	Coeligena helianthea	172
Mountain velvetbreast	Lafresnaya lafresnayi	173
Sword-billed hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	174
Great sapphirewing	Pterophanes cyanopterus	175
Buff-tailed coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	176
Chestnut-breasted coronet	Boissonneaua matthewsii	177
Velvet-purple coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	178
White-booted racket-tail	Ocreatus underwoodii	179
Peruvian racket-tail	Ocreatus peruanus	180
Rufous-booted racket-tail	Ocreatus addae	181
Rufous-gaped hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	182
Green-backed hillstar	Urochroa leucura	183
Purple-bibbed whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	184
Rufous-vented whitetip	Urosticte ruficrissa	185
Velvet-browed brilliant	Heliodoxa xanthogonys	186
Pink-throated brilliant	Heliodoxa gularis	187
Rufous-webbed brilliant	Heliodoxa branickii	188
Black-throated brilliant	Heliodoxa schreibersii	189
Gould's jewelfront	Heliodoxa aurescens	190
Fawn-breasted brilliant	Heliodoxa rubinoides	191
Green-crowned brilliant	Heliodoxa jacula	192
Empress brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	193
Violet-fronted brilliant	Heliodoxa leadbeateri	194
Brazilian Ruby	Heliodoxa rubricauda	195
Giant hummingbird	Patagona gigas	196
Violet-chested hummingbird	Sternoclyta cyanopectus	197
Scissor-tailed hummingbird	Hylonympha macrocerca	198
Rivoli's hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens	199
Talamanca hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	200
Fiery-throated hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	201
Long-billed starthroat	Heliomaster longirostris	202
Plain-capped starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	203
Stripe-breasted starthroat	Heliomaster squamosus	204
Blue-tufted starthroat	Heliomaster furcifer	205
White-bellied mountaingem	Lampornis hemileucus	206
Blue-throated mountaingem	Lampornis clemenciae	207
Amethyst-throated mountaingem	Lampornis amethystinus	208
Green-throated mountaingem	Lampornis viridipallens	209
Green-breasted mountaingem	Lampornis sybillae	210
Purple-throated mountaingem	Lampornis calolaemus	211
Grey-tailed mountaingem	Lampornis cinereicauda	212
White-throated mountaingem	Lampornis castaneoventris	213
Garnet-throated hummingbird	Lamprolaima rhami	214
Amethyst woodstar	Calliphlox amethystina	215
Purple-collared woodstar	Myrtis fanny	216
Oasis hummingbird	Rhodopis vesper	217
Short-tailed woodstar	Myrmia micrura	218
Peruvian sheartail	Thaumastura cora	219
Magenta-throated woodstar	Philodice bryantae	220
Purple-throated woodstar	Philodice mitchellii	221
Chilean woodstar	Eulidia yarrellii	222
Slender-tailed woodstar	Microstilbon burmeisteri	223
White-bellied woodstar	Chaetocercus mulsant	224
Little woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus	225
Gorgeted woodstar	Chaetocercus heliodor	226
Santa Marta woodstar	Chaetocercus astreans	227
Esmeraldas woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi	228
Rufous-shafted woodstar	Chaetocercus jourdanii	229
Sparkling-tailed woodstar	Tilmatura dupontii	230
Slender sheartail	Doricha enicura	231
Mexican sheartail	Doricha eliza	232
Lucifer sheartail	Calothorax lucifer	233
Beautiful sheartail	Calothorax pulcher	234
Black-chinned hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	235
Ruby-throated hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	236
Vervain hummingbird	Mellisuga minima	237
Bee hummingbird	Mellisuga helenae	238
Bahama woodstar	Nesophlox evelynae	239
Inagua woodstar	Nesophlox lyrura	240
Anna's hummingbird	Calypte anna	241
Costa's hummingbird	Calypte costae	242
Calliope hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope	243
Rufous hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	244
Allen's hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin	245
Broad-tailed hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus	246
Bumblebee hummingbird	Selasphorus heloisa	247
Wine-throated hummingbird	Selasphorus ellioti	248
Volcano hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	249
Scintillant hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	250
Glow-throated hummingbird	Selasphorus ardens	251
Dusky hummingbird	Phaeoptila sordida	252
Cuban emerald	Riccordia ricordii	253
Brace's emerald	Riccordia bracei	254
Hispaniolan emerald	Riccordia swainsonii	255
Puerto Rican emerald	Riccordia maugaeus	256
Blue-headed hummingbird	Riccordia bicolor	257
Broad-billed hummingbird	Cynanthus latirostris	258
Tres Marias hummingbird	Cynanthus lawrencei	259
Turquoise-crowned hummingbird	Cynanthus doubledayi	260
Golden-crowned emerald	Cynanthus auriceps	261
Cozumel emerald	Cynanthus forficatus	262
Canivet's emerald	Cynanthus canivetii	263
Garden emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	264
Western emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	265
Red-billed emerald	Chlorostilbon gibsoni	266
Blue-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	267
Chiribiquete emerald	Chlorostilbon olivaresi	268
Glittering-bellied emerald	Chlorostilbon lucidus	269
Coppery emerald	Chlorostilbon russatus	270
Narrow-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon stenurus	271
Green-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon alice	272
Short-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon poortmani	273
White-eared hummingbird	Basilinna leucotis	274
Xantus's hummingbird	Basilinna xantusii	275
Curve-winged sabrewing	Pampa curvipennis	276
Wedge-tailed sabrewing	Pampa pampa	277
Rufous sabrewing	Pampa rufa	278
Emerald-chinned hummingbird	Abeillia abeillei	279
Violet-headed hummingbird	Klais guimeti	280
Antillean crested hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus	281
Santa Marta blossomcrown	Anthocephala floriceps	282
Tolima blossomcrown	Anthocephala berlepschi	283
Green-crowned plovercrest	Stephanoxis lalandi	284
Purple-crowned plovercrest	Stephanoxis loddigesii	285
Grey-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus largipennis	286
Outcrop sabrewing	Campylopterus calcirupicola	287
Diamantina sabrewing	Campylopterus diamantinensis	288
Rufous-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus hyperythrus	289
White-tailed sabrewing	Campylopterus ensipennis	290
Lazuline sabrewing	Campylopterus falcatus	291
Santa Marta sabrewing	Campylopterus phainopeplus	292
Violet sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus	293
Buff-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus duidae	294
Napo sabrewing	Campylopterus villaviscensio	295
Bronze-tailed plumeleteer	Chalybura urochrysia	296
White-vented plumeleteer	Chalybura buffonii	297
Crowned woodnymph	Thalurania colombica	298
Fork-tailed woodnymph	Thalurania furcata	299
Long-tailed woodnymph	Thalurania watertonii	300
Violet-capped woodnymph	Thalurania glaucopis	301
Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	302
Coppery-headed emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	303
White-tailed emerald	Microchera chionura	304
Violet-capped hummingbird	Goldmania violiceps	305
Pirre hummingbird	Goldmania bella	306
Mexican woodnymph	Eupherusa ridgwayi	307
White-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa poliocerca	308
Oaxaca hummingbird	Eupherusa cyanophrys	309
Stripe-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	310
Black-bellied hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	311
Scaly-breasted hummingbird	Phaeochroa cuvierii	312
Buffy hummingbird	Leucippus fallax	313
Tumbes hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	314
Spot-throated hummingbird	Thaumasius taczanowskii	315
Many-spotted hummingbird	Taphrospilus hypostictus	316
Swallow-tailed hummingbird	Eupetomena macroura	317
Sombre hummingbird	Eupetomena cirrochloris	318
Olive-spotted hummingbird	Talaphorus chlorocercus	319
Red-billed streamertail	Trochilus polytmus	320
Black-billed streamertail	Trochilus scitulus	321
Violet-crowned hummingbird	Ramosomyia violiceps	322
Green-fronted hummingbird	Ramosomyia viridifrons	323
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird	Ramosomyia wagneri	324
Azure-crowned hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanocephala	325
Blue-vented hummingbird	Saucerottia hoffmanni	326
Berylline hummingbird	Saucerottia beryllina	327
Blue-tailed hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanura	328
Snowy-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	329
Steely-vented hummingbird	Saucerottia saucerottei	330
Indigo-capped hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanifrons	331
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia castaneiventris	332
Green-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia viridigaster	333
Copper-tailed hummingbird	Saucerottia cupreicauda	334
Copper-rumped hummingbird	Saucerottia tobaci	335
Cinnamon hummingbird	Amazilia rutila	336
Buff-bellied hummingbird	Amazilia yucatanensis	337
Rufous-tailed hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl	338
Honduran emerald	Amazilia luciae	339
Mangrove hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi	340
Amazilia hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	341
Andean emerald	Uranomitra franciae	342
Shining-green hummingbird	Chrysuronia goudoti	343
Golden-tailed sapphire	Chrysuronia oenone	344
Versicolored emerald	Chrysuronia versicolor	345
Sapphire-throated hummingbird	Chrysuronia coeruleogularis	346
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird	Chrysuronia lilliae	347
Humboldt's sapphire	Chrysuronia humboldtii	348
Blue-headed sapphire	Chrysuronia grayi	349
White-chested emerald	Chrysuronia brevirostris	350
Plain-bellied emerald	Chrysuronia leucogaster	351
White-throated hummingbird	Leucochloris albicollis	352
Glittering-throated emerald	Chionomesa fimbriata	353
Sapphire-spangled emerald	Chionomesa lactea	354
Rufous-throated sapphire	Hylocharis sapphirina	355
Gilded sapphire	Hylocharis chrysura	356
White-bellied hummingbird	Elliotomyia chionogaster	357
Green-and-white hummingbird	Elliotomyia viridicauda	358
Blue-chested hummingbird	Polyerata amabilis	359
Charming hummingbird	Polyerata decora	360
Purple-chested hummingbird	Polyerata rosenbergi	361
White-bellied emerald	Chlorestes candida	362
Blue-throated sapphire	Chlorestes eliciae	363
White-chinned sapphire	Chlorestes cyanus	364
Violet-bellied hummingbird	Chlorestes julie	365
Blue-chinned sapphire	Chlorestes notata	366

References

^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

[IOC13.1-1] Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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