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This is a list of hummingbird genera in taxonomic order. List of hummingbirds has a complete species list sortable by common and binomial name.

Taxonomic lists of both genera and species are available at the subfamily pages Phaethornithinae and Trochilinae.

Subfamily Phaethornithinae

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Saw-billed Hermit
Ramphodon naevius
Hermit hummingbirds. Relatively dull. Iridescence slight and typically limited to the upperparts. Most have a dark face and elongated central rectrices with white, buff or ochraceous tips. Long bills slightly decurved in most species, but much variation across group.

Subfamily Trochilinae

Typical hummingbirds. An incredible range of colors, shapes and sizes. Bills vary wildly. Sexes usually quite different in color; females often have metallic green upperparts and spangles on their white underside.
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Male Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
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Male Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaema
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Male Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825

Subfamilies

Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae

For a taxonomic list of genera, see:
  • List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order
For an alphabetic species list, see:
  • Alphabetic species list



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This is a complete list of hummingbirds in alphabetical order, sortable by common or binomial name. For hummingbirds in taxonomic order, see list of hummingbirds in taxonomic order

Name binomial
Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
Amazilia Hummingbird
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Phaethornithinae
Jardine, 1833

Genera

Ramphodon
Eutoxeres
Glaucis
Threnetes
Anopetia
Phaethornis

The Hermits are tropical and subtropical hummingbirds in the subfamily
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Trochilinae
Jardine, 1833

Genera

About 100, see list

Trochilinae is a subfamily of the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). Members of the the subfamily Trochilinae are sometimes called typical hummingbirds.
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Phaethornithinae
Jardine, 1833

Genera

Ramphodon
Eutoxeres
Glaucis
Threnetes
Anopetia
Phaethornis

The Hermits are tropical and subtropical hummingbirds in the subfamily
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Iridescence is an optical phenomenon characterized as the property of surfaces in which hue changes according to the angle from which the surface is viewed (as may be seen of soap bubbles and butterfly wings).
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flight feather refers to any of the long stiff feathers on the wing or tail of a bird; those on the wing are called remiges (singular remex) while those on the tail are called rectrices (singular rectrix).
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Ramphodon
Lesson, 1830

Species: R. naevius

Binomial name
Ramphodon naevius
(Dumont, 1818)

Synonyms

Trochilus naevius
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Eutoxeres

Eutoxeres is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species:
  • White-Tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila)
  • Buff-tailed Sicklebill (Eutoxeres condamini)

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Glaucis

Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Bronzy Hermit (Glaucis aeneus)
  • Hook-Billed Hermit (Glaucis dohrnii)
  • Rufous-Breasted Hermit (

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Threnetes

Threnetes is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Pale-Tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes leucurus)
  • Sooty Barbthroat (Threnetes niger)

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Anopetia
Simon, 1918

Species: A. gounellei

Binomial name
Anopetia gounellei
(Boucard, 1891)

The Broad-tipped Hermit (
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Phaethornis
Swainson, 1827

species

see text

Phaethornis is a genus of hummingbirds in the hermit subfamily Phaethornithinae.
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Trochilinae
Jardine, 1833

Genera

About 100, see list

Trochilinae is a subfamily of the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). Members of the the subfamily Trochilinae are sometimes called typical hummingbirds.
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Androdon
Gould, 1863

Species: A. aequatorialis

Binomial name
Androdon aequatorialis
Gould, 1863

The Tooth-billed Hummingbird (
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Doryfera

Doryfera is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Blue-Fronted Lancebill (Doryfera johannae)
  • Green-Fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae)

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Phaeochroa
Gould, 1861

Species: P. cuvierii

Binomial name
Phaeochroa cuvierii
(Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

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Sabrewing

Campylopterus latipennis


Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
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Florisuga

Florisuga is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species:
  • White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
  • Black Jacobin (Florisuga fusca)

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Colibri
Spix, 1824

species

C. delphinae
C. thalassinus
C. coruscans
C. serrirostris

The Violet-ears are hummingbirds in the genus Colibri.
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Anthracothorax
Boie, 1831

Species

7, see text.

The mangos, Anthracothorax, are a genus of hummingbirds in the subfamily Trochilinae.
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Avocettula
Reichenbach, 1849

Species: A. recurvirostris

Binomial name
Avocettula recurvirostris
(Swainson, 1822)

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Topaza

Topaza is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Crimson Topaz (Topaza pella)
  • Fiery Topaz (Topaza pyra)

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Eulampis
Boie, 1831

Species
E. jugularis
E. holosericeus

Eulampis is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.
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Chrysolampis
Boie, 1831

Species: C. mosquitus

Binomial name
Chrysolampis mosquitus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
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