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.
- Rufous Sabrewing Campylopterus rufus
- Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora (A)
- Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
- Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei
- Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii (A)
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
- Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
- White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis
- Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
- White-bellied Emerald Agyrtria candida
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird Agyrtria cyanocephala
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura
- Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina
- Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus
- Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens
- Garnet-throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami
- Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
- Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii
- Slender Sheartail Doricha enicura
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Wine-throated Hummingbird Atthis ellioti
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus (A)
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