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.

Antillean crested hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
Blue-chinned sapphire Chlorestes notata
Blue-headed hummingbird Riccordia bicolor
Rufous-booted racket-tail Ocreatus addae
Broad-billed hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris
Brown violetear Colibri delphinae
Buff-tailed coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
Chestnut-breasted coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
Copper-rumped hummingbird Amazilia tobaci
Costa's hummingbird Calypte costae
Jamaican mango Anthracothorax mango
Purple-throated carib Eulampis jugularis
Red-billed streamertail Trochilus polytmus
Ruby-topaz hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
Rufous-breasted hermit Glaucis hirsutus
Vervain hummingbird Mellisuga minima
White-necked jacobin Florisuga mellivora
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 edit

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