Trochilinae

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.[1]

Trochilinae
Broad-billed Hummingbird male Cynanthus latirostris, Madera Canyon, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Jardine, 1833
Genera

About 100, see text

Distribution

Hummingbirds in Trochilinae are found in America, from Alaska to the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego. There is great diversity in almost the entire Central American isthmus, Colombia, and Venezuela. The country with the greatest diversity of this species is Ecuador, which has 132 species equivalent to 40% of the world total, however the country with the highest number of these is Colombia with up to 165 species throughout its territory.[2]

Reproduction

Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) female feeding two chicks

To court the interest of the female, the male performs a dance. After the females have been fertilized, they build a small nest lined internally with spider web, cotton, lichen or moss. The nest is often built in a low bush. The female lays two eggs in a period of two days and hatches within 14 to 19 days. Then, the hummingbirds feed their young for about three to four weeks at this time the female travels from the nest up to 140 times a day to feed her young.

Taxonomic list

ImageGenusLiving species
Topaza
Florisuga
Doryfera
Schistes
Augastes
Colibri
Androdon
Heliactin
Heliothryx
Polytmus
Avocettula
Chrysolampis
Anthracothorax
Eulampis
Heliangelus
Sephanoides
Discosura
Lophornis
Phlogophilus
Adelomyia
Aglaiocercus
Sappho
Polyonymus
Taphrolesbia
Oreotrochilus
Opisthoprora
Lesbia
Ramphomicron
Chalcostigma
Oxypogon
Oreonympha
Metallura
Haplophaedia
Eriocnemis
Loddigesia
  • Marvelous spatuletail, Loddigesia mirabilis
Aglaeactis
Coeligena
Lafresnaya
Ensifera
Pterophanes
Boissonneaua
Ocreatus
Urochroa
Urosticte
Heliodoxa
Clytolaema
Patagona
Sternoclyta
Hylonympha
Eugenes
Panterpe
Heliomaster
Lampornis
Lamprolaima
Calliphlox
Myrtis
Rhodopis
Myrmia
Thaumastura
Eulidia
Microstilbon
Chaetocercus
Tilmatura
Doricha
Calothorax
Archilochus
Mellisuga
Nesophlox
Calypte
Selasphorus
Phaeoptila
Riccordia
Cynanthus
Chlorostilbon
Basilinna
Pampa
Abeillia
Klais
Orthorhyncus
Anthocephala
Stephanoxis
Campylopterus
Chalybura
Thalurania
Microchera
Goldmania
Eupherusa
Phaeochroa
Leucippus
Thaumasius
Taphrospilus
Eupetomena
Talaphorus
Trochilus
Leucolia
Saucerottia
Amazilia
Amazilis
Uranomitra
Chrysuronia
Leucochloris
Chionomesa
Hylocharis
Elliotomyia
Polyerata
Chlorestes

See also

References

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