List of hummingbirds of North America

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

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