Trochilidae

Phaethornis bourcieri Photo by Maxime Dechelle (Oiseaux) Common name:straight-billed hermit (en); rabo-branco-de-bico-direito (pt); ermite de Bourcier (fr); ermitaño de pico recto (es); braunbauch-schattenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species is found in the northern Amazon basin, in northern Brazil, the Guyanas, southern Venezuela, southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and…

Colibri delphinae Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Sapayoa) Common name:brown violet-ear (en); beija-flor-castanho (pt); colibri de Delphine (fr); colibrí pardo (es); brauner veilchenohrkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the mountains of Central America and western and northern South America, from Guatemala to Colombia and then south along the Andes to Bolivia, and east to Venezuela,…

Stellula calliope Photo by Frank Leung (Musée Virtuel du Canada) Common name:calliope hummingbird (en); (pt); colibri calliope (fr); colibrí calíope (es); sternelfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrichilidaeRange:This species breeds in the western United States and in south-western Canada, migrating south to winter in southern Mexico.Size:This tiny hummingbirds is 7-9 cm long and has a wingspan of 11…

Heliactin bilophus Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name:horned sungem (en); chifre-de-ouro (pt); colibri aux huppes d’or (fr); colibrí cornudito (es); goldhauben-schmuckkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the southern half of Brazil and marginally across the border into Bolivia, and there is a disjunct population in northern Brazil and Surinam.Size:These birds are 8-10 cm…

Eulampis holosericeus Photo by Donald Gudehus (Parfait Image) Common name:green-throated carib (en); beija-flor-das-Caraíbas-de-garganta-verde (pt); colibri falle-vert (fr); colibrí caribeño gorgiverde (es); blaustern-Antillenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is only found in the Caribbean, in the islands from eastern Puerto Rico and Grenada.Size:They are 10,5-12,5 cm long and weigh 5,5-8 g.Habitat:The green-throated carib is found in open secondary vegetation,…

Glaucis hirsuta (Photo from Guia das Aves do Pantanal) Common name:rufous-breasted hermit (en); balança-rabo-de-bico-torto (pt); ermite hirsute (fr); ermitaño hirsuto (es); rotschwanz-schattenkolibriTaxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found from Panama to Bolivia and south-eastern Brazil, and also in Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long and weigh 5,5-8 g.Habitat:Rufous-breasted hermits are mostly found in rainforests, but…

Archilochus colubris (Photo from Dream Birding) Common name:ruby-throated hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); colibri à gorge rubis (fr); colibrí de garganta roja (es); rubinkehlkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. They migrate south to winter in Central America from Mexico to Panama.Size:These birds are 7-9 cm long and have…

Hylocharis cyanus (Photo from Animales) Common name:white-chinned sapphire (en); beija-flor-roxo (pt); saphir azuré (fr); zafiro de cabeza azul (es); weißkinn-saphirkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species is found from Venezuela and Colombia to south-eastern Brazil and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 8-9 cm long and weigh just 4 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly found in rainforests, but also…