Hummingbirds
Order: Trochiliformes. Family: 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. There are 104 species which have been recorded in Venezuela.
- Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
- Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
- Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
- White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
- Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
- Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
- Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris
- Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
- Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus
- Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti
- Streak-throated Hermit Phaethornis rupurumii
- Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
- Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
- Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
- Gray-chinned Hermit Phaethornis griseogularis
- Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
- Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae
- Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
- Rufous-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus hyperythrus
- White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis
- Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus
- Buff-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus duidae
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
- Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
- Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
- Green-throated Mango Anthracothorax viridigula
- Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
- Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
- Fiery-tailed Awlbill Avocettula recurvirostris
- Crimson Topaz Topaza pella
- Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
- Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
- Spangled Coquette Lophornis stictolophus
- Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
- Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus
- Black-bellied Thorntail Popelairia langsdorffi
- Racket-tailed Coquette Discosura longicauda
- Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorostilbon notatus
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus
- Narrow-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus
- Green-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon alice (E)
- Short-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani
- Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
- Shining-green Hummingbird Lepidopyga goudoti
- Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
- White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus
- Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
- White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi
- Tepui Goldenthroat Polytmus milleri
- Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
- Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Plain-bellied Emerald Agyrtria leucogaster
- Versicolored Emerald Agyrtria versicolor
- White-chested Emerald Agyrtria brevirostris
- Sapphire-spangled Emerald Polyerata lactea
- Glittering-throated Emerald Polyerata fimbriata
- Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerrottei
- Green-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia viridigaster
- Copper-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cupreicauda
- Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci
- White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
- Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
- Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens
- Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri
- Velvet-browed Brilliant Heliodoxa xanthogonys
- Black-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii
- Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca (E)
- Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus (E)
- Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
- Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
- Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
- Golden Starfrontlet Coeligena eos (E)
- Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei
- Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea
- Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
- Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus (A)
- Longuemare's Sunangel Heliangelus clarisse
- Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors
- Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
- Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris
- Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
- Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
- Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii
- Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
- Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda
- Neblina Metaltail Metallura odomae
- Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon
- Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi
- Venezuelan Sylph Aglaiocercus berlepschi (E)
- Wedge-billed Hummingbird Augastes geoffroyi
- Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
- Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor
- Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii
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