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…