List of hummingbird species

The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 360 hummingbird species in family Trochilidae, and distributes them among 112 genera.[1] Two extinct species known only from 19th century specimens, Brace's emerald and Gould's emerald, are 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 Cyanophaia 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
Green-throated mango	Anthracothorax viridigula	62
Green-breasted mango	Anthracothorax prevostii	63
Black-throated mango	Anthracothorax nigricollis	64
Veraguan mango	Anthracothorax veraguensis	65
Antillean mango	Anthracothorax dominicus	66
Green mango	Anthracothorax viridis	67
Jamaican mango	Anthracothorax mango	68
Purple-throated carib	Eulampis jugularis	69
Green-throated carib	Eulampis holosericeus	70
Orange-throated sunangel	Heliangelus mavors	71
Amethyst-throated sunangel	Heliangelus amethysticollis	72
Longuemare's sunangel	Heliangelus clarisse	73
Merida sunangel	Heliangelus spencei	74
Gorgeted sunangel	Heliangelus strophianus	75
Tourmaline sunangel	Heliangelus exortis	76
Flame-throated sunangel	Heliangelus micraster	77
Purple-throated sunangel	Heliangelus viola	78
Royal sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	79
Green-backed firecrown	Sephanoides sephaniodes	80
Juan Fernandez firecrown	Sephanoides fernandensis	81
Green thorntail	Discosura conversii	82
Wire-crested thorntail	Discosura popelairii	83
Black-bellied thorntail	Discosura langsdorffi	84
Letitia's thorntail	Discosura letitiae	85
Racket-tailed coquette	Discosura longicaudus	86
Tufted coquette	Lophornis ornatus	87
Dot-eared coquette	Lophornis gouldii	88
Frilled coquette	Lophornis magnificus	89
Short-crested coquette	Lophornis brachylophus	90
Rufous-crested coquette	Lophornis delattrei	91
Spangled coquette	Lophornis stictolophus	92
Festive coquette	Lophornis chalybeus	93
Butterfly coquette	Lophornis verreauxii	94
Peacock coquette	Lophornis pavoninus	95
Black-crested coquette	Lophornis helenae	96
White-crested coquette	Lophornis adorabilis	97
Ecuadorian piedtail	Phlogophilus hemileucurus	98
Peruvian piedtail	Phlogophilus harterti	99
Speckled hummingbird	Adelomyia melanogenys	100
Long-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus kingii	101
Violet-tailed sylph	Aglaiocercus coelestis	102
Venezuelan sylph	Aglaiocercus berlepschi	103
Red-tailed comet	Sappho sparganurus	104
Bronze-tailed comet	Polyonymus caroli	105
Grey-bellied comet	Taphrolesbia griseiventris	106
Andean hillstar	Oreotrochilus estella	107
White-sided hillstar	Oreotrochilus leucopleurus	108
Ecuadorian hillstar	Oreotrochilus chimborazo	109
Blue-throated hillstar	Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus	110
Green-headed hillstar	Oreotrochilus stolzmanni	111
Black-breasted hillstar	Oreotrochilus melanogaster	112
Wedge-tailed hillstar	Oreotrochilus adela	113
Mountain avocetbill	Opisthoprora euryptera	114
Black-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia victoriae	115
Green-tailed trainbearer	Lesbia nuna	116
Black-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron dorsale	117
Purple-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron microrhynchum	118
Rufous-capped thornbill	Chalcostigma ruficeps	119
Olivaceous thornbill	Chalcostigma olivaceum	120
Blue-mantled thornbill	Chalcostigma stanleyi	121
Bronze-tailed thornbill	Chalcostigma heteropogon	122
Rainbow-bearded thornbill	Chalcostigma herrani	123
Buffy helmetcrest	Oxypogon stuebelii	124
Blue-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon cyanolaemus	125
White-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon lindenii	126
Green-bearded helmetcrest	Oxypogon guerinii	127
Bearded mountaineer	Oreonympha nobilis	128
Tyrian metaltail	Metallura tyrianthina	129
Perija metaltail	Metallura iracunda	130
Viridian metaltail	Metallura williami	131
Violet-throated metaltail	Metallura baroni	132
Neblina metaltail	Metallura odomae	133
Coppery metaltail	Metallura theresiae	134
Fiery-throated metaltail	Metallura eupogon	135
Scaled metaltail	Metallura aeneocauda	136
Black metaltail	Metallura phoebe	137
Greenish puffleg	Haplophaedia aureliae	138
Buff-thighed puffleg	Haplophaedia assimilis	139
Hoary puffleg	Haplophaedia lugens	140
Black-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	141
Gorgeted puffleg	Eriocnemis isabellae	142
Glowing puffleg	Eriocnemis vestita	143
Black-thighed puffleg	Eriocnemis derbyi	144
Turquoise-throated puffleg	Eriocnemis godini	145
Coppery-bellied puffleg	Eriocnemis cupreoventris	146
Sapphire-vented puffleg	Eriocnemis luciani	147
Golden-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis mosquera	148
Blue-capped puffleg	Eriocnemis glaucopoides	149
Colorful puffleg	Eriocnemis mirabilis	150
Emerald-bellied puffleg	Eriocnemis aline	151
Marvelous spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis	152
Shining sunbeam	Aglaeactis cupripennis	153
White-tufted sunbeam	Aglaeactis castelnaudii	154
Purple-backed sunbeam	Aglaeactis aliciae	155
Black-hooded sunbeam	Aglaeactis pamela	156
Bronzy inca	Coeligena coeligena	157
Brown inca	Coeligena wilsoni	158
Black inca	Coeligena prunellei	159
Collared inca	Coeligena torquata	160
Violet-throated starfrontlet	Coeligena violifer	161
Rainbow starfrontlet	Coeligena iris	162
White-tailed starfrontlet	Coeligena phalerata	163
Dusky starfrontlet	Coeligena orina	164
Buff-winged starfrontlet	Coeligena lutetiae	165
Golden-bellied starfrontlet	Coeligena bonapartei	166
Blue-throated starfrontlet	Coeligena helianthea	167
Mountain velvetbreast	Lafresnaya lafresnayi	168
Sword-billed hummingbird	Ensifera ensifera	169
Great sapphirewing	Pterophanes cyanopterus	170
Buff-tailed coronet	Boissonneaua flavescens	171
Chestnut-breasted coronet	Boissonneaua matthewsii	172
Velvet-purple coronet	Boissonneaua jardini	173
White-booted racket-tail	Ocreatus underwoodii	174
Peruvian racket-tail	Ocreatus peruanus	175
Rufous-booted racket-tail	Ocreatus addae	176
Rufous-gaped hillstar	Urochroa bougueri	177
Green-backed hillstar	Urochroa leucura	178
Purple-bibbed whitetip	Urosticte benjamini	179
Rufous-vented whitetip	Urosticte ruficrissa	180
Velvet-browed brilliant	Heliodoxa xanthogonys	181
Pink-throated brilliant	Heliodoxa gularis	182
Rufous-webbed brilliant	Heliodoxa branickii	183
Black-throated brilliant	Heliodoxa schreibersii	184
Gould's jewelfront	Heliodoxa aurescens	185
Fawn-breasted brilliant	Heliodoxa rubinoides	186
Green-crowned brilliant	Heliodoxa jacula	187
Empress brilliant	Heliodoxa imperatrix	188
Violet-fronted brilliant	Heliodoxa leadbeateri	189
Brazilian ruby	Clytolaema rubricauda	190
Giant hummingbird	Patagona gigas	191
Violet-chested hummingbird	Sternoclyta cyanopectus	192
Scissor-tailed hummingbird	Hylonympha macrocerca	193
Rivoli's hummingbird	Eugenes fulgens	194
Talamanca hummingbird	Eugenes spectabilis	195
Fiery-throated hummingbird	Panterpe insignis	196
Long-billed starthroat	Heliomaster longirostris	197
Plain-capped starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	198
Stripe-breasted starthroat	Heliomaster squamosus	199
Blue-tufted starthroat	Heliomaster furcifer	200
White-bellied mountaingem	Lampornis hemileucus	201
Blue-throated mountaingem	Lampornis clemenciae	202
Amethyst-throated mountaingem	Lampornis amethystinus	203
Green-throated mountaingem	Lampornis viridipallens	204
Green-breasted mountaingem	Lampornis sybillae	205
Purple-throated mountaingem	Lampornis calolaemus	206
Grey-tailed mountaingem	Lampornis cinereicauda	207
White-throated mountaingem	Lampornis castaneoventris	208
Garnet-throated hummingbird	Lamprolaima rhami	209
Magenta-throated woodstar	Calliphlox bryantae	210
Purple-throated woodstar	Calliphlox mitchellii	211
Amethyst woodstar	Calliphlox amethystina	212
Purple-collared woodstar	Myrtis fanny	213
Oasis hummingbird	Rhodopis vesper	214
Short-tailed woodstar	Myrmia micrura	215
Peruvian sheartail	Thaumastura cora	216
Chilean woodstar	Eulidia yarrellii	217
Slender-tailed woodstar	Microstilbon burmeisteri	218
White-bellied woodstar	Chaetocercus mulsant	219
Little woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus	220
Gorgeted woodstar	Chaetocercus heliodor	221
Santa Marta woodstar	Chaetocercus astreans	222
Esmeraldas woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi	223
Rufous-shafted woodstar	Chaetocercus jourdanii	224
Sparkling-tailed woodstar	Tilmatura dupontii	225
Slender sheartail	Doricha enicura	226
Mexican sheartail	Doricha eliza	227
Lucifer sheartail	Calothorax lucifer	228
Beautiful sheartail	Calothorax pulcher	229
Black-chinned hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	230
Ruby-throated hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	231
Vervain hummingbird	Mellisuga minima	232
Bee hummingbird	Mellisuga helenae	233
Bahama woodstar	Nesophlox evelynae	234
Inagua woodstar	Nesophlox lyrura	235
Anna's hummingbird	Calypte anna	236
Costa's hummingbird	Calypte costae	237
Calliope hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope	238
Rufous hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	239
Allen's hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin	240
Broad-tailed hummingbird	Selasphorus platycercus	241
Bumblebee hummingbird	Selasphorus heloisa	242
Wine-throated hummingbird	Selasphorus ellioti	243
Volcano hummingbird	Selasphorus flammula	244
Scintillant hummingbird	Selasphorus scintilla	245
Glow-throated hummingbird	Selasphorus ardens	246
Dusky hummingbird	Phaeoptila sordida	247
Cuban emerald	Riccordia ricordii	248
Brace's emerald	Riccordia bracei	249
Hispaniolan emerald	Riccordia swainsonii	250
Puerto Rican emerald	Riccordia maugaeus	251
Blue-headed hummingbird	Riccordia bicolor	252
Gould's emerald	Riccordia elegans	253
Broad-billed hummingbird	Cynanthus latirostris	254
Doubleday's hummingbird	Cynanthus doubledayi	255
Golden-crowned emerald	Cynanthus auriceps	256
Cozumel emerald	Cynanthus forficatus	257
Canivet's emerald	Cynanthus canivetii	258
Garden emerald	Chlorostilbon assimilis	259
Western emerald	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus	260
Red-billed emerald	Chlorostilbon gibsoni	261
Blue-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	262
Chiribiquete emerald	Chlorostilbon olivaresi	263
Glittering-bellied emerald	Chlorostilbon lucidus	264
Coppery emerald	Chlorostilbon russatus	265
Narrow-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon stenurus	266
Green-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon alice	267
Short-tailed emerald	Chlorostilbon poortmani	268
White-eared hummingbird	Basilinna leucotis	269
Xantus's hummingbird	Basilinna xantusii	270
Curve-winged sabrewing	Pampa curvipennis	271
Wedge-tailed sabrewing	Pampa pampa	272
Long-tailed sabrewing	Pampa excellens	273
Rufous sabrewing	Pampa rufa	274
Emerald-chinned hummingbird	Abeillia abeillei	275
Violet-headed hummingbird	Klais guimeti	276
Antillean crested hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus	277
Santa Marta blossomcrown	Anthocephala floriceps	278
Tolima blossomcrown	Anthocephala berlepschi	279
Green-crowned plovercrest	Stephanoxis lalandi	280
Purple-crowned plovercrest	Stephanoxis loddigesii	281
Grey-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus largipennis	282
Outcrop sabrewing	Campylopterus calcirupicola	283
Rufous-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus hyperythrus	284
White-tailed sabrewing	Campylopterus ensipennis	285
Lazuline sabrewing	Campylopterus falcatus	286
Santa Marta sabrewing	Campylopterus phainopeplus	287
Violet sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus	288
Buff-breasted sabrewing	Campylopterus duidae	289
Napo sabrewing	Campylopterus villaviscensio	290
Bronze-tailed plumeleteer	Chalybura urochrysia	291
White-vented plumeleteer	Chalybura buffonii	292
Crowned woodnymph	Thalurania colombica	293
Fork-tailed woodnymph	Thalurania furcata	294
Long-tailed woodnymph	Thalurania watertonii	295
Violet-capped woodnymph	Thalurania glaucopis	296
Snowcap	Microchera albocoronata	297
Coppery-headed emerald	Microchera cupreiceps	298
White-tailed emerald	Microchera chionura	299
Violet-capped hummingbird	Goldmania violiceps	300
Pirre hummingbird	Goldmania bella	301
Mexican woodnymph	Eupherusa ridgwayi	302
White-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa poliocerca	303
Oaxaca hummingbird	Eupherusa cyanophrys	304
Stripe-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	305
Black-bellied hummingbird	Eupherusa nigriventris	306
Scaly-breasted hummingbird	Phaeochroa cuvierii	307
Buffy hummingbird	Leucippus fallax	308
Tumbes hummingbird	Thaumasius baeri	309
Spot-throated hummingbird	Thaumasius taczanowskii	310
Many-spotted hummingbird	Taphrospilus hypostictus	311
Swallow-tailed hummingbird	Eupetomena macroura	312
Sombre hummingbird	Eupetomena cirrochloris	313
Olive-spotted hummingbird	Talaphorus chlorocercus	314
Red-billed streamertail	Trochilus polytmus	315
Black-billed streamertail	Trochilus scitulus	316
Violet-crowned hummingbird	Leucolia violiceps	317
Green-fronted hummingbird	Leucolia viridifrons	318
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird	Leucolia wagneri	319
Azure-crowned hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanocephala	320
Blue-vented hummingbird	Saucerottia hoffmanni	321
Berylline hummingbird	Saucerottia beryllina	322
Blue-tailed hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanura	323
Snowy-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia edward	324
Steely-vented hummingbird	Saucerottia saucerottei	325
Indigo-capped hummingbird	Saucerottia cyanifrons	326
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia castaneiventris	327
Green-bellied hummingbird	Saucerottia viridigaster	328
Copper-rumped hummingbird	Saucerottia tobaci	329
Cinnamon hummingbird	Amazilia rutila	330
Buff-bellied hummingbird	Amazilia yucatanensis	331
Rufous-tailed hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl	332
Honduran emerald	Amazilia luciae	333
Mangrove hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi	334
Amazilia hummingbird	Amazilis amazilia	335
Andean emerald	Uranomitra franciae	336
Shining-green hummingbird	Chrysuronia goudoti	337
Golden-tailed sapphire	Chrysuronia oenone	338
Versicolored emerald	Chrysuronia versicolor	339
Sapphire-throated hummingbird	Chrysuronia coeruleogularis	340
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird	Chrysuronia lilliae	341
Humboldt's sapphire	Chrysuronia humboldtii	342
Blue-headed sapphire	Chrysuronia grayi	343
White-chested emerald	Chrysuronia brevirostris	344
Plain-bellied emerald	Chrysuronia leucogaster	345
White-throated hummingbird	Leucochloris albicollis	346
Glittering-throated emerald	Chionomesa fimbriata	347
Sapphire-spangled emerald	Chionomesa lactea	348
Rufous-throated sapphire	Hylocharis sapphirina	349
Gilded sapphire	Hylocharis chrysura	350
White-bellied hummingbird	Elliotomyia chionogaster	351
Green-and-white hummingbird	Elliotomyia viridicauda	352
Blue-chested hummingbird	Polyerata amabilis	353
Charming hummingbird	Polyerata decora	354
Purple-chested hummingbird	Polyerata rosenbergi	355
White-bellied emerald	Chlorestes candida	356
Blue-throated sapphire	Chlorestes eliciae	357
White-chinned sapphire	Chlorestes cyanus	358
Violet-bellied hummingbird	Chlorestes julie	359
Blue-chinned sapphire	Chlorestes notata	360

References

1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2020). "IOC World Bird List (v 10.2)". Retrieved July 15, 2020.