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.
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
- Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
- Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
- Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
- Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
- Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
- Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
- Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
- Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
- Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens
- Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus
- Garnet-throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami
- Slender Sheartail Doricha enicura
- Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Wine-throated Hummingbird Atthis ellioti
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
- Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus curvipennis
- Rufous Sabrewing Campylopterus rufus
- Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
- Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
- Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Eupherusa eximia
- White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird Amazilia cyanocephala
- Berylline Hummingbird Amazilia beryllina
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia cyanura
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
- Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
- Green-fronted Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons
- Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
- White-eared Hummingbird Hylocharis leucotis
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