Trochilinae

Trochilinae
Male calliope hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Subfamily:	Trochilinae Jardine, 1833
Genera
About 100, see text

Trochilinae is a subfamily of the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). Members of the subfamily Trochilinae are sometimes called typical hummingbirds. They typically display iridescent plumage in metallic reds, oranges, greens and/or blues. Strong sexual dimorphism in plumage and size is evident in many species.

Taxonomic list

• Genus Androdon
  • Tooth-billed hummingbird, Androdon aequatorialis
• Genus Doryfera
  • Green-fronted lancebill, Doryfera ludovicae
  • Blue-fronted lancebill, Doryfera johannae
• Genus Phaeochroa
  • Scaly-breasted hummingbird, Phaeochroa cuvierii
• Genus Campylopterus – sabrewings (12 species)
• Genus Eupetomena
  • Swallow-tailed hummingbird, Eupetomena macrourus
• Genus Florisuga
  • White-necked jacobin, Florisuga mellivora
  • Black jacobin, Florisuga fuscus
• Genus Colibri – violet-ears (4 species)

  

  Lesser violetear
  Colibri cyanotus

• Genus Anthracothorax
  • Green-throated mango, Anthracothorax viridigula
  • Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii
  • Black-throated mango, Anthracothorax nigricollis
  • Veraguan mango, Anthracothorax veraguensis
  • Antillean mango, Anthracothorax dominicus
  • Green mango, Anthracothorax viridis
  • Jamaican mango, Anthracothorax mango
• Genus Avocettula
  • Fiery-tailed awlbill, Avocettula recurvirostris
• Genus Topaza
  • Crimson topaz, Topaza pella
  • Fiery topaz, Topaza pyra
• Genus Eulampis
  • Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis
  • Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus
• Genus Chrysolampis – ruby-topaz hummingbird
• Genus Orthorhyncus
  • Antillean crested hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus
• Genus Klais
  • Violet-headed hummingbird, Klais guimeti
• Genus Stephanoxis
  • Plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi
• Genus Abeillia
  • Emerald-chinned hummingbird, Abeillia abeillei
• Genus Lophornis

  

  Male spangled coquette (Lophornis stictolophus, left) and rufous-crested coquette (Lophornis delattrei)

  • Tufted coquette, Lophornis ornatus
  • Dot-eared coquette, Lophornis gouldii
  • Frilled coquette, Lophornis magnificus
  • Short-crested coquette, Lophornis brachylophus
  • Rufous-crested coquette, Lophornis delattrei
  • Spangled coquette, Lophornis stictolophus
  • Festive coquette, Lophornis chalybeus
  • Peacock coquette, Lophornis pavoninus
  • Black-crested coquette, Lophornis helenae
  • White-crested coquette, Lophornis adorabilis
• Genus Discosura
  • Wire-crested thorntail, Discosura popelairii
  • Black-bellied thorntail, Discosura langsdorffi
  • Coppery thorntail, Discosura letitiae (possibly extinct)
  • Green thorntail, Discosura conversii
  • Racket-tailed coquette, Discosura longicauda
• Genus Trochilus
  • Green-and-black streamertail, Trochilus polytmus
  • Black-billed streamertail, Trochilus scitulus
• Genus Chlorestes
  • Blue-chinned sapphire, Chlorestes notata
• Genus Chlorostilbon
  • Blue-tailed emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus
  • Golden-crowned emerald, Chlorostilbon auriceps
  • Cozumel emerald, Chlorostilbon forficatus
  • Canivet's emerald, Chlorostilbon canivetii
  • Garden emerald, Chlorostilbon assimilis
  • Glittering-bellied emerald, Chlorostilbon lucidus
  • Chiribiquete emerald, Chlorostilbon olivaresi
  • Cuban emerald, Chlorostilbon ricordii

    

    Cuban emerald
    Chlorostilbon ricordii

  • Brace's emerald, Chlorostilbon bracei (extinct)
  • Gould's emerald, Chlorostilbon elegans (extinct)
  • Hispaniolan emerald, Chlorostilbon swainsonii
  • Puerto Rican emerald, Chlorostilbon maugaeus
  • Coppery emerald, Chlorostilbon russatus
  • Narrow-tailed emerald, Chlorostilbon stenurus
  • Green-tailed emerald, Chlorostilbon alice
  • Short-tailed emerald, Chlorostilbon poortmani
• Genus Basilinna (recently split from Hylocharis)
  • Xantus's hummingbird, Basilinna xantusii
  • White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis
• Genus Elvira
  • White-tailed emerald, Elvira chionura
  • Coppery-headed emerald, Elvira cupreiceps
• Genus Eupherusa
  • Blue-capped hummingbird, Eupherusa cyanophrys
  • White-tailed hummingbird, Eupherusa poliocerca
  • Stripe-tailed hummingbird, Eupherusa eximia
  • Black-bellied hummingbird, Eupherusa nigriventris
• Genus Goethalsia
  • Rufous-cheeked hummingbird, Goethalsia bella
• Genus Goldmania
  • Violet-capped hummingbird, Goldmania violiceps
• Genus Cynanthus
  • Dusky hummingbird, Cynanthus sordidus
  • Broad-billed hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris
  • Blue-headed hummingbird, Cyanophaia bicolor
• Genus Thalurania
  • Violet-crowned woodnymph, Thalurania colombica
  • Mexican woodnymph, Thalurania ridgwayi
  • Green-crowned woodnymph, Thalurania fannyi
  • Fork-tailed woodnymph, Thalurania furcata
  • Long-tailed woodnymph, Thalurania watertonii
  • Violet-capped woodnymph, Thalurania glaucopis
• Genus Damophila
  • Violet-bellied hummingbird, Damophila julie
• Genus Lepidopyga
  • Sapphire-throated hummingbird, Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
  • Sapphire-bellied hummingbird, Lepidopyga lilliae
  • Shining-green hummingbird, Lepidopyga goudoti
• Genus Hylocharis
  • Blue-throated goldentail, Hylocharis eliciae
  • Rufous-throated sapphire, Hylocharis sapphirina
  • White-chinned sapphire, Hylocharis cyanus
  • Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura
  • Blue-headed sapphire, Hylocharis grayi
• Genus Chrysuronia
  • Golden-tailed sapphire, Chrysuronia oenone
• Genus Leucochloris
  • White-throated hummingbird, Leucochloris albicollis
• Genus Polytmus
  • White-tailed goldenthroat, Polytmus guainumbi
  • Tepui goldenthroat, Polytmus milleri
  • Green-tailed goldenthroat, Polytmus theresiae
• Genus Leucippus
  • Buffy hummingbird, Leucippus fallax
  • Tumbes hummingbird, Leucippus baeri
  • Spot-throated hummingbird, Leucippus taczanowskii
  • Olive-spotted hummingbird, Leucippus chlorocercus
  • White-bellied hummingbird, Leucippus chionogaster
  • Green-and-white hummingbird, Leucippus viridicauda
  • Many-spotted hummingbird, Leucippus hypostictus
• Genus Amazilia

  

  Rufous-tailed hummingbird
  Amazilia tzacatl

  • Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
  • Chestnut-bellied hummingbird, Amazilia castaneiventris
  • Amazilia hummingbird, Amazilia amazilia
  • Loja hummingbird, Amazilia alticola
  • Buff-bellied hummingbird, Amazilia yucatanensis
  • Cinnamon hummingbird, Amazilia rutila
  • Honduran emerald, Amazilia luciae
• Genus Agyrtria
  • Plain-bellied emerald, Agyrtria leucogaster
  • Versicolored emerald, Agyrtria versicolor
  • Rondonia emerald, Agyrtria rondoniae
  • White-chested emerald, Agyrtria brevirostris
  • Andean emerald, Agyrtria franciae
  • White-bellied emerald, Agyrtria candida
  • Azure-crowned hummingbird, Agyrtria cyanocephala
  • Violet-crowned hummingbird, Agyrtria violiceps
  • Green-fronted hummingbird, Agyrtria viridifrons
• Genus Polyerata
  • Sapphire-spangled emerald, Polyerata lactea
  • Glittering-throated emerald, Polyerata fimbriata
  • Blue-chested hummingbird, Polyerata amabilis
  • Charming hummingbird, Polyerata decora
  • Purple-chested hummingbird, Polyerata rosenbergi
  • Mangrove hummingbird, Polyerata boucardi
  • Honduran emerald, Polyerata luciae
• Genus Saucerottia
  • Steely-vented hummingbird, Saucerottia saucerrottei
  • Indigo-capped hummingbird, Saucerottia cyanifrons
  • Alfaro's hummingbird, Saucerottia alfaroana (probably extinct)
  • Snowy-bellied hummingbird, Saucerottia edward
  • Blue-tailed hummingbird, Saucerottia cyanura
  • Berylline hummingbird, Saucerottia beryllina
  • Green-bellied hummingbird, Saucerottia viridigaster
  • Copper-tailed hummingbird, Saucerottia cupreicauda
  • Copper-rumped hummingbird, Saucerottia tobaci
• Genus Panterpe – fiery-throated hummingbird
• Genus Oreopyra
  • White-bellied mountaingem, Oreopyra hemileucus (recently split from Lampornis)
• Genus Microchera – snowcap
• Genus Anthocephala
  • Blossomcrown, Anthocephala floriceps
• Genus Chalybura
  • White-vented plumeleteer, Chalybura buffonii
  • Bronze-tailed plumeleteer, Chalybura urochrysia
• Genus Lampornis – typical mountaingems (6-8 species)

  

  Male white-throated mountain-gem
  Lampornis castaneoventris castaneoventris

  • Blue-throated mountaingem, Lampornis clemenciae
  • Amethyst-throated mountaingem, Lampornis amethystinus
    • Red-throated mountangem, Lampornis (amethystinus) salvini
  • Green-throated mountaingem, Lampornis viridipallens
  • Green-breasted mountaingem, Lampornis sybillae
  • Purple-throated mountaingem, Lampornis calolaemus
  • White-throated mountaingem, Lampornis castaneoventris
    • Gray-tailed mountaingem, Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda
• Genus Phlogophilus
  • Ecuadorian piedtail, Phlogophilus hemileucurus
  • Peruvian piedtail, Phlogophilus harterti
• Genus Adelomyia – speckled hummingbird
• Genus Clytolaema – Brazilian ruby
• Genus Heliodoxa
  • Gould's jewelfront, Heliodoxa aurescens
  • Fawn-breasted brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides
  • Violet-fronted brilliant, Heliodoxa leadbeateri
  • Velvet-browed brilliant, Heliodoxa xanthogonys
  • Black-throated brilliant, Heliodoxa schreibersii
  • Pink-throated brilliant, Heliodoxa gularis
  • Rufous-webbed brilliant, Heliodoxa branickii
  • Empress brilliant, Heliodoxa imperatrix
  • Green-crowned brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula
• Genus Lamprolaima
  • Garnet-throated hummingbird, Lamprolaima rhami
• Genus Eugenes – magnificent hummingbird
• Genus Hylonympha
  • Scissor-tailed hummingbird, Hylonympha macrocerca
• Genus Sternoclyta – violet-chested hummingbird
• Genus Urochroa
  • White-tailed hillstar, Urochroa bougueri
• Genus Boissonneaua
  • Chestnut-breasted coronet, Boissonneaua matthewsii
  • Buff-tailed coronet, Boissonneaua flavescens
  • Velvet-purple coronet, Boissonneaua jardini
• Genus Aglaeactis
  • Shining sunbeam, Aglaeactis cupripennis
  • White-tufted sunbeam, Aglaeactis castelnaudii
  • Purple-backed sunbeam, Aglaeactis aliciae
  • Black-hooded sunbeam, Aglaeactis pamela
• Genus Oreotrochilus
  • Andean hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella
    • Green-headed hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella stolzmanni
  • Chimborazo hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo
  • White-sided hillstar, Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
  • Black-breasted hillstar, Oreotrochilus melanogaster
  • Wedge-tailed hillstar, Oreotrochilus adela
• Genus Lafresnaya
  • Mountain velvetbreast, Lafresnaya lafresnayi
• Genus Coeligena
  • Bronzy inca, Coeligena coeligena
  • Brown inca, Coeligena wilsoni
  • Black inca, Coeligena prunellei
  • Collared inca, Coeligena torquata
    • Gould's inca, Coeligena torquata inca
  • White-tailed starfrontlet, Coeligena phalerata
  • Golden-bellied starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei
    • Golden starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei eos
  • Blue-throated starfrontlet, Coeligena helianthea
  • Buff-winged starfrontlet, Coeligena lutetiae
  • Violet-throated starfrontlet, Coeligena violifer
  • Rainbow starfrontlet, Coeligena iris
  • Dusky starfrontlet, Coeligena orina
• Genus Ensifera – sword-billed hummingbird

  

  Sword-billed hummingbird
  Ensifera ensifera

• Genus Pterophanes
  • Great sapphirewing, Pterophanes cyanopterus
• Genus Patagona – giant hummingbird
• Genus Sephanoides
  • Green-backed firecrown, Sephanoides sephaniodes
  • Juan Fernández firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis
    • Alejandro Selkirk firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis leyboldi – extinct (1908)
• Genus Heliangelus
  • Longuemare's sunangel, Heliangelus clarisse
  • Orange-throated sunangel, Heliangelus mavors
  • Amethyst-throated sunangel, Heliangelus amethysticollis
  • Gorgeted sunangel, Heliangelus strophianus
  • Tourmaline sunangel, Heliangelus exortis
  • Flame-throated sunangel, Heliangelus micrastur
  • Purple-throated sunangel, Heliangelus viola
  • Royal sunangel, Heliangelus regalis
  • Bogota sunangel, Heliangelus zusii (probably extinct)
• Genus Eriocnemis (12 species, possibly one recently extinct)
• Genus Haplophaedia
  • Greenish puffleg, Haplophaedia aureliae
  • Buff-thighed puffleg, Haplophaedia assimilis
  • Hoary puffleg, Haplophaedia lugens
• Genus Urosticte
  • Purple-bibbed whitetip, Urosticte benjamini
  • Rufous-vented whitetip, Urosticte ruficrissa
• Genus Ocreatus – booted racket-tail
• Genus Lesbia
  • Black-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia victoriae
  • Green-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia nuna
• Genus Sappho – red-tailed comet
• Genus Polyonymus
  • Bronze-tailed comet, Polyonymus caroli
• Genus Ramphomicron
  • Purple-backed thornbill, Ramphomicron microrhynchum
  • Black-backed thornbill, Ramphomicron dorsale
• Genus Oreonympha
  • Bearded mountaineer, Oreonympha nobilis
• Genus Oxypogon
  • Bearded helmetcrest, Oxypogon guerinii
• Genus Metallura
  • Tyrian metaltail, Metallura tyrianthina
  • Perija metaltail, Metallura iracunda
  • Scaled metaltail, Metallura aeneocauda
  • Fiery-throated metaltail, Metallura eupogon
  • Coppery metaltail, Metallura theresiae
  • Neblina metaltail, Metallura odomae
  • Violet-throated metaltail, Metallura baroni
  • Viridian metaltail, Metallura williami
  • Black metaltail, Metallura phoebe
• Genus Chalcostigma
  • Rufous-capped thornbill, Chalcostigma ruficeps
  • Olivaceous thornbill, Chalcostigma olivaceum
  • Blue-mantled thornbill, Chalcostigma stanleyi
  • Bronze-tailed thornbill, Chalcostigma heteropogon
  • Rainbow-bearded thornbill, Chalcostigma herrani
• Genus Opisthoprora
  • Mountain avocetbill, Opisthoprora euryptera
• Genus Taphrolesbia
  • Gray-bellied comet, Taphrolesbia griseiventris
• Genus Aglaiocercus
  • Long-tailed sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi
  • Violet-tailed sylph, Aglaiocercus coelestis
  • Venezuelan sylph, Aglaiocercus berlepschi
• Genus Augastes
  • Hyacinth visorbearer, Augastes scutatus
  • Hooded visorbearer, Augastes lumachella
• Genus Schistes - sometimes included in Augastes
  • Wedge-billed hummingbird, Schistes geoffroyi
• Genus Heliothryx
  • Purple-crowned fairy, Heliothryx barroti
  • Black-eared fairy, Heliothryx aurita
• Genus Heliactin – horned sungem
• Genus Loddigesia – marvelous spatuletail
• Genus Heliomaster
  • Plain-capped starthroat, Heliomaster constantii
  • Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris
  • Stripe-breasted starthroat, Heliomaster squamosus
  • Blue-tufted starthroat, Heliomaster furcifer
• Genus Rhodopis
  • Oasis hummingbird, Rhodopis vesper
• Genus Thaumastura
  • Peruvian sheartail, Thaumastura cora
• Genus Tilmatura
  • Sparkling-tailed woodstar, Tilmatura dupontii
• Genus Doricha
  • Slender sheartail, Doricha enicura
  • Mexican sheartail, Doricha eliza
• Genus Calliphlox – includes Philodice
  • Bahama woodstar, Calliphlox evelynae
  • Magenta-throated woodstar, Calliphlox bryantae
  • Purple-throated woodstar, Calliphlox mitchellii
  • Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina
• Genus Microstilbon
  • Slender-tailed woodstar, Microstilbon burmeisteri
• Genus Calothorax
  • Lucifer hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer
  • Beautiful hummingbird, Calothorax pulcher
• Genus Mellisuga
  • Vervain hummingbird, Mellisuga minima
  • Bee hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae
• Genus Archilochus

  

  Male ruby-throated hummingbird
  Archilochus colubris

  • Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
  • Black-chinned hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri
• Genus Calypte
  • Anna's hummingbird, Calypte anna
  • Costa's hummingbird, Calypte costae
• Genus Atthis
  • Bumblebee hummingbird, Atthis heloisa
  • Wine-throated hummingbird, Atthis ellioti
• Genus Myrtis
  • Purple-collared woodstar, Myrtis fanny
• Genus Eulidia
  • Chilean woodstar, Eulidia yarrellii
• Genus Myrmia
  • Short-tailed woodstar, Myrmia micrura
• Genus Chaetocercus – typical woodstars (6 species, includes Acestrura)
• Genus Selasphorus (7 species)

See also

• Phaethornithinae (the other subfamily of Trochilidae)