Trochilidae

  Sternoclyta cyanopectus Photo by Margareta Wieser (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:violet-chested hummingbird (en); beija-flor-violeta (pt); colibri à poitrine violette (fr); colibrí pechiazul (es); veilchenbrustkolibri (de) Taxonomy:Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range:This South American species is only found in northern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, in the Cordillera de Mérida and the Cordillera de la Costa Central….

  Sternoclyta cyanopectus Photo by Margareta Wieser (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:violet-chested hummingbird (en); beija-flor-violeta (pt); colibri à poitrine violette (fr); colibrí pechiazul (es); veilchenbrustkolibri (de) Taxonomy:Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range:This South American species is only found in northern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, in the Cordillera de Mérida and the Cordillera de la Costa Central….

Chlorostilbon lucidus Photo by Marcos André (Wikipedia) Common name: glittering-bellied emerald (en); besourinho-de-bico-vermelho (pt); émeraude splendide (fr); esmeralda ventridorada (es); goldbauch-smaragdkolibri (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This South American species is found in north-eastern Argentina, eastern and central Bolivia, eastern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Size: These hummingbirds are 8,5 cm long and weigh…

Heliangelus regalis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name: royal sunangel (en); beija-flor-real (pt); héliange royal (fr); colibrí real (es); blaue sonnennymphe (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This species is only found in northern Peru, in Cordillera Azul, Cordillera de Colán and Cordillera del Cóndor. Size: They are 11-12 cm long and weigh…

Eugenes fulgens Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name: magnificent humminbird (en); beija-flor-magnífico (pt); colibri de Rivoli (fr); colibrí magnífico (es); violettkron-brilliantkolibri (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: These birds are found in mountain areas from the south-west of the United States down to Panama. Size: The magnificent hummingbird is 11-14 cm long…