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.
- Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
- Western Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
- Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis
- Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
- Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei
- Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
- Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
- Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
- Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
- Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
- White-bellied Emerald Agyrtria candida
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird Agyrtria cyanocephala
- Green-fronted Hummingbird Agyrtria viridifrons
- Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
- Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
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