Trochilidae

Glaucis dohrnii Photo by Ciro Albano (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:hook-billed hermit (en); balança-rabo-canela (pt); ermite de Dohrn (fr); ermitaño de Espírito Santo (es); bronzeschwanz-schattenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil. In was originally found along the coast from southern Bahia to northern Rio de Janeiro, but it is now only found…

Mellisuga helenae Photo by Richard Stern (Mango Verde) Common name:bee hummingbird (en); beija-flor-abelha (pt); colibri d’Elena (fr); zunzuncito (es); bienelelfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is endemic to Cuba, being found throughout the island and well as in the offshore island of La Juventud.Size:The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, being just 5-6…

Heliodoxa imperatrix Photo by Rafael Merchante (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:empress brilliant (en); brilhante-imperatriz (pt); brillant impératrice (fr); brillante emperatriz (es); rotstern-brilliantkolibri (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This species is found along the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia and northern Ecuador. Size: The males are 16 cm long while the females are 13 cm…

Campylopterus ensipennis Photo by Fayard Mohammed (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-tailed sabrewing (en); asa-de-sabre-de-cauda-branca (pt); campyloptère á queue blache (fr); colibrí coliblanco (es); weißschwanz-degenflügel (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This species is found restricted to the Turimiquire Massif and Paria peninsula of north-eastern Venezuela and the Caribbean island of Tobago.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and…