From Opus

Family: Trochilidae

[edit] Description

Hummingbirds as currently understood is a family entirely limited to the Americas. Two fossils from Germany hint that may not always have been the case, as these fossils show very hummingbird-like birds from more than 30 million years ago in Germany, Europe¹.

[edit] Taxonomy

Trochilidae is a Family in the Order Apodiformes.

Family Trochilidae view • edit
	Genus Ramphodon view • edit R. naevius Saw-billed Hermit
	Genus Eutoxeres view • edit E. aquila White-tipped Sicklebill E. condamini Buff-tailed Sicklebill
	Genus Glaucis view • edit G. dohrnii Hook-billed Hermit G. hirsutus Rufous-breasted Hermit G. aeneus Bronzy Hermit
	Genus Threnetes view • edit T. ruckeri Band-tailed Barbthroat T. niger Pale-tailed Barbthroat
	Genus Anopetia view • edit A. gounellei Broad-tipped Hermit
	Genus Phaethornis view • edit P. yaruqui White-whiskered Hermit P. guy Green Hermit P. hispidus White-bearded Hermit P. longirostris Western Long-tailed Hermit P. superciliosus Eastern Long-tailed Hermit P. malaris Great-billed Hermit P. syrmatophorus Tawny-bellied Hermit P. koepckeae Koepcke's Hermit P. philippii Needle-billed Hermit P. bourcieri Straight-billed Hermit P. anthophilus Pale-bellied Hermit P. eurynome Scale-throated Hermit P. pretrei Planalto Hermit P. augusti Sooty-capped Hermit P. subochraceus Buff-bellied Hermit P. squalidus Dusky-throated Hermit P. rupurumii Streak-throated Hermit P. longuemareus Little Hermit P. idaliae Minute Hermit P. nattereri Cinnamon-throated Hermit P. ruber Reddish Hermit P. stuarti White-browed Hermit P. atrimentalis Black-throated Hermit P. striigularis Stripe-throated Hermit P. griseogularis Gray-chinned Hermit
	Genus Androdon view • edit A. aequatorialis Tooth-billed Hummingbird
	Genus Doryfera view • edit D. ludovicae Green-fronted Lancebill D. johannae Blue-fronted Lancebill
	Genus Phaeochroa view • edit P. cuvierii Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
	Genus Campylopterus view • edit C. curvipennis Wedge-tailed Sabrewing C. excellens Long-tailed Sabrewing C. largipennis Gray-breasted Sabrewing C. rufus Rufous Sabrewing C. hemileucurus Violet Sabrewing C. hyperythrus Rufous-breasted Sabrewing C. ensipennis White-tailed Sabrewing C. falcatus Lazuline Sabrewing C. phainopeplus Santa Marta Sabrewing C. villaviscensio Napo Sabrewing C. duidae Buff-breasted Sabrewing
	Genus Aphantochroa view • edit A. cirrochloris Sombre Hummingbird
	Genus Eupetomena view • edit E. macrourus Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
	Genus Florisuga view • edit F. mellivora White-necked Jacobin F. fuscus Black Jacobin
	Genus Colibri view • edit C. delphinae Brown Violet-ear C. thalassinus Green Violet-ear C. coruscans Sparkling Violet-ear C. serrirostris White-vented Violet-ear
	Genus Anthracothorax view • edit A. viridigula Green-throated Mango A. prevostii Green-breasted Mango A. nigricollis Black-throated Mango A. veraguensis Veraguan Mango A. dominicus Antillean Mango A. viridis Green Mango A. mango Jamaican Mango
	Genus Topaza view • edit T. pyra Fiery Topaz T. pella Crimson Topaz
	Genus Eulampis view • edit E. jugularis Purple-throated Carib E. holosericeus Green-throated Carib
	Genus Chrysolampis view • edit C. mosquitus Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
	Genus Orthorhyncus view • edit O. cristatus Antillean Crested Hummingbird
	Genus Klais view • edit K. guimeti Violet-headed Hummingbird
	Genus Stephanoxis view • edit S. lalandi Plovercrest
	Genus Abeillia view • edit A. abeillei Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
	Genus Lophornis view • edit L. ornatus Tufted Coquette L. gouldii Dot-eared Coquette L. magnificus Frilled Coquette L. brachylophus Short-crested Coquette L. delattrei Rufous-crested Coquette L. stictolophus Spangled Coquette L. chalybeus Festive Coquette L. pavoninus Peacock Coquette L. helenae Black-crested Coquette L. adorabilis White-crested Coquette
	Genus Popelairia view • edit P. popelairii Wire-crested Thorntail P. langsdorffi Black-bellied Thorntail P. letitiae Coppery Thorntail
	Genus Discosura view • edit D. conversii Green Thorntail D. longicaudus Racket-tailed Coquette
	Genus Trochilus view • edit T. polytmus Red-billed Streamertail T. scitulus Black-billed Streamertail
	Genus Chlorostilbon view • edit C. notatus Blue-chinned Sapphire C. mellisugus Blue-tailed Emerald C. auriceps Golden-crowned Emerald C. forficatus Cozumel Emerald C. canivetii Canivet's Emerald C. assimilis Garden Emerald C. aureoventris Glittering-bellied Emerald C. olivaresi Chiribiquete Emerald C. ricordii Cuban Emerald C. bracei Brace's Emerald C. swainsonii Hispaniolan Emerald C. maugaeus Puerto Rican Emerald C. russatus Coppery Emerald C. stenurus Narrow-tailed Emerald C. alice Green-tailed Emerald C. poortmani Short-tailed Emerald
	Genus Panterpe view • edit P. insignis Fiery-throated Hummingbird
	Genus Elvira view • edit E. chionura White-tailed Emerald E. cupreiceps Coppery-headed Emerald
	Genus Eupherusa view • edit E. cyanophrys Blue-capped Hummingbird E. poliocerca White-tailed Hummingbird E. eximia Stripe-tailed Hummingbird E. nigriventris Black-bellied Hummingbird
	Genus Goethalsia view • edit G. bella Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird
	Genus Goldmania view • edit G. violiceps Violet-capped Hummingbird
	Genus Cynanthus view • edit C. sordidus Dusky Hummingbird C. latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird
	Genus Cyanophaia view • edit C. bicolor Blue-headed Hummingbird
	Genus Thalurania view • edit T. colombica Violet-crowned Woodnymph T. ridgwayi Mexican Woodnymph T. fannyi Green-crowned Woodnymph T. furcata Fork-tailed Woodnymph T. watertonii Long-tailed Woodnymph T. glaucopis Violet-capped Woodnymph
	Genus Damophila view • edit D. julie Violet-bellied Hummingbird
	Genus Lepidopyga view • edit L. coeruleogularis Sapphire-throated Hummingbird L. lilliae Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird