List of North American hummingbirds

Order: ApodiformesFamily: Trochilidae

Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards.

Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in North America as permanent residents, summer or winter residents or visitors, or migrants. The following codes are used to designate some species:


 * (A) Accidental - occurrence based on one or two (rarely more) records, and unlikely to occur regularly
 * (C) Casual - occurrence based on two or a few records, with subsequent records not improbable
 * (E) Extinct - a recent species that no longer exists
 * (Ex) Extirpated - a species which no longer occurs in North America, but populations still exist elsewhere
 * (I) Introduced - a population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:


 * - Extinct, - Extinct in the wild
 * - Critically endangered, - Endangered,  - Vulnerable
 * - Near threatened, - Least concern
 * - Data deficient, - Not evaluated
 * (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014 )

and Endangered Species Act:


 * - endangered, - threatened
 * , - experimental non essential or essential population
 * , - endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance
 * (including taxa not necessarily found in the United States, the data is current as of June 8, 2012. )

List of hummingbirds known to occur in North America

 * Bronzy hermit, Glaucis aeneus
 * Rufous-breasted hermit, Glaucis hirsutus
 * Band-tailed barbthroat, Threnetes ruckeri
 * Green hermit, Phaethornis guy
 * Little hermit, Phaethornis longuemareus
 * Long-billed hermit, Phaethornis longirostris
 * Mexican hermit, Phaethornis mexicanus (NR)
 * Pale-bellied hermit, Phaethornis anthophilus
 * White-whiskered hermit, Phaethornis yaruqui (A)
 * Stripe-throated hermit, Phaethornis striigularis
 * White-tipped sicklebill, Eutoxeres aquila
 * Tooth-billed hummingbird, Androdon aequatorialis
 * Green-fronted lancebill, Doryfera ludovicae
 * Scaly-breasted hummingbird, Phaeochroa cuvierii
 * Wedge-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus curvipennis
 * Long-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus excellens
 * Rufous sabrewing, Campylopterus rufus
 * Violet sabrewing, Campylopterus hemileucurus
 * White-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus ensipennis
 * White-necked jacobin, Florisuga mellivora
 * Brown violetear, Colibri delphinae
 * Mexican violetear, Colibri thalassinus
 * Lesser violetear, Colibri cyanotus
 * Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii
 * Green-throated mango, Anthracothorax viridigula
 * Black-throated mango, Anthracothorax nigricollis
 * Veraguan mango, Anthracothorax veraguensis
 * Hispaniolan mango, Anthracothorax dominicus
 * Puerto Rican mango, Anthracothorax aurulentus
 * Green mango, Anthracothorax viridis
 * Jamaican mango, Anthracothorax mango
 * Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis
 * Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus
 * Ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus
 * Antillean crested hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus
 * Violet-headed hummingbird, Klais guimeti
 * Emerald-chinned hummingbird, Abeillia abeillei
 * Short-crested coquette, Lophornis brachylophus
 * Rufous-crested coquette, Lophornis delattrei
 * Black-crested coquette, Lophornis helenae
 * White-crested coquette, Lophornis adorabilis
 * Tufted coquette, Lophornis ornatus
 * Green thorntail, Discosura conversii
 * Golden-crowned emerald, Chlorostilbon auriceps
 * Cozumel emerald, Chlorostilbon forficatus
 * Canivet's emerald, Chlorostilbon canivetii
 * Garden emerald, Chlorostilbon assimilis
 * Cuban emerald, Chlorostilbon ricordii
 * Brace's emerald, Chlorostilbon bracei (E)
 * Hispaniolan emerald, Chlorostilbon swainsonii
 * Puerto Rican emerald, Chlorostilbon maugaeus
 * Blue-tailed emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus
 * Green-tailed emerald, Chlorostilbon alice
 * Blue-chinned sapphire, Chlorestes notatus
 * Golden-tailed sapphire, Chrysuronia oenone
 * White-tailed goldenthroat, Polytmus guainumbi
 * Dusky hummingbird, Cynanthus sordidus
 * Broad-billed hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris
 * Blue-headed hummingbird, Cyanophaia bicolor
 * Mexican woodnymph, Thalurania ridgwayi
 * Crowned woodnymph, Thalurania colombica
 * Violet-crowned woodnymph, Thalurania colombica colombica
 * Green-crowned woodnymph, Thalurania colombica fannyi
 * Fork-tailed woodnymph, Thalurania furcata
 * Fiery-throated hummingbird, Panterpe insignis
 * Violet-bellied hummingbird, Damophila julie
 * Sapphire-throated hummingbird, Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
 * Humboldt's sapphire, Hylocharis humboldtii
 * Blue-throated goldentail, Hylocharis eliciae
 * White-eared hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis
 * Xantus's hummingbird, Hylocharis xantusii
 * Violet-capped hummingbird, Goldmania violiceps
 * Pirre hummingbird, Goethalsia bella
 * Streamertail, Trochilus polytmus
 * Buffy hummingbird, Leucippus fallax
 * Glittering-throated emerald, Amazilia fimbriata (A)
 * White-chested emerald, Amazilia brevirostris
 * White-bellied emerald, Amazilia candida
 * Honduran emerald, Amazilia luciae
 * Blue-chested hummingbird, Amazilia amabilis
 * Charming hummingbird, Amazilia decora
 * Mangrove hummingbird, Amazilia boucardi
 * Azure-crowned hummingbird, Amazilia cyanocephala
 * Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina
 * Blue-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia cyanura
 * Steely-vented hummingbird, Amazilia saucerottei
 * Snowy-bellied hummingbird, Amazilia edward
 * Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
 * Buff-bellied hummingbird, Amazilia yucatanensis
 * Cinnamon hummingbird, Amazilia rutila
 * Violet-crowned hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps
 * Green-fronted hummingbird, Amazilia viridifrons
 * Copper-rumped hummingbird, Amazilia tobaci
 * Stripe-tailed hummingbird, Eupherusa eximia
 * Blue-capped hummingbird, Eupherusa cyanophrys
 * White-tailed hummingbird, Eupherusa poliocerca
 * Black-bellied hummingbird, Eupherusa nigriventris
 * White-tailed emerald, Elvira chionura
 * Coppery-headed emerald, Elvira cupreiceps
 * Snowcap, Microchera albocoronata
 * White-vented plumeleteer, Chalybura buffonii
 * Bronze-tailed plumeleteer, Chalybura urochrysia
 * Green-throated mountain-gem, Lampornis viridipallens
 * Green-breasted mountain-gem, Lampornis sybillae
 * Amethyst-throated hummingbird, Lampornis amethystinus
 * Blue-throated hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae
 * White-bellied mountain-gem, Lampornis hemileucus
 * Purple-throated mountain-gem, Lampornis calolaemus
 * White-throated mountain-gem, Lampornis castaneoventris
 * Garnet-throated hummingbird, Lamprolaima rhami
 * Green-crowned brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula
 * Magnificent hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens
 * Greenish puffleg, Haplophaedia aureliae
 * Purple-crowned fairy, Heliothryx barroti
 * Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris
 * Plain-capped starthroat, Heliomaster constantii
 * Bahama woodstar, Calliphlox evelynae
 * Inagua woodstar, Calliphlox lyrura NR
 * Magenta-throated woodstar, Philodice bryantae
 * Purple-throated woodstar, Philodice mitchellii
 * Rufous-shafted woodstar, Chaetocercus jourdanii
 * Slender sheartail, Doricha enicura
 * Mexican sheartail, Doricha eliza
 * Sparkling-tailed hummingbird, Tilmatura dupontii
 * Lucifer hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer
 * Beautiful hummingbird, Calothorax pulcher
 * Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
 * Black-chinned hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri
 * Vervain hummingbird, Mellisuga minima
 * Bee hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae
 * Anna's hummingbird, Calypte anna
 * Costa's hummingbird, Calypte costae
 * Calliope hummingbird, Stellula calliope
 * Bumblebee hummingbird, Atthis heloisa
 * Wine-throated hummingbird, Atthis ellioti
 * Broad-tailed hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus
 * Rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
 * Allen's hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin
 * Volcano hummingbird, Selasphorus flammula
 * Glow-throated hummingbird, Selasphorus ardens
 * Scintillant hummingbird, Selasphorus scintilla