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 162 species which have been recorded in Colombia. Colombia has the greatest diversity of hummingbirds of any country on earth.
- White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
- Buff-tailed Sicklebill Eutoxeres condamini
- Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
- Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aeneus
- Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
- Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes niger
- White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
- Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
- White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
- Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris
- Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
- Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris
- Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
- Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii
- Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
- Pale-bellied Hermit Phaethornis anthophilus
- Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti
- Streak-throated Hermit Phaethornis rupurumii
- Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber
- Black-throated Hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis
- Stripe-throated Hermit Phaethornis striigularis
- Gray-chinned Hermit Phaethornis griseogularis
- Tooth-billed Hummingbird Androdon aequatorialis
- Green-fronted Lancebill Doryfera ludovicae
- Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae
- Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii
- Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
- Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus
- Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus (E)
- Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
- Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus
- Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
- Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
- Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
- Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
- Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
- Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei
- Spangled Coquette Lophornis stictolophus
- Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
- Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii
- Black-bellied Thorntail Discosura langsdorffi
- Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
- Racket-tailed Coquette Discosura longicauda (A)
- Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorostilbon notatus
- Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
- Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Chiribiquete Emerald Chlorostilbon olivaresi (E)
- Coppery Emerald Chlorostilbon russatus
- Narrow-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus
- Short-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani
- Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird Goethalsia bella
- Violet-capped Hummingbird Goldmania violiceps
- Violet-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica
- Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
- Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis
- Many-spotted Hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird Damophila julie
- Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
- Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Lepidopyga lilliae (E)
- Shining-green Hummingbird Lepidopyga goudoti
- Blue-throated Goldentail Hylocharis eliciae
- Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
- White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus
- Blue-headed Sapphire Hylocharis grayi
- Humboldt's Sapphire Hylocharis humboldtii
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
- White-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus guainumbi
- Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
- Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax
- Olive-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus chlorocercus
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia castaneiventris (E)
- Versicolored Emerald Amazilia versicolor
- Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae
- Glittering-throated Emerald Amazilia fimbriata
- Blue-chested Hummingbird Amazilia amabilis
- Purple-chested Hummingbird Amazilia rosenbergi
- Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazilia saucerrottei
- Indigo-capped Hummingbird Amazilia cyanifrons (E)
- Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia edward
- Green-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia viridigaster
- Pirre Hummingbird Goethalsia bella
- Blossomcrown Anthocephala floriceps (E)
- White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
- Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
- Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus (A)
- Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys
- Gould's Jewelfront Heliodoxa aurescens
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides
- Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri
- Black-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa schreibersii
- Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis
- Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix
- Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula
- White-tailed Hillstar Urochroa bougueri
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii
- Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens
- Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini
- Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis
- Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo
- Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
- Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni
- Black Inca Coeligena prunellei (E)
- Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
- White-tailed Starfrontlet Coeligena phalerata (E)
- Dusky Starfrontlet Coeligena orina (E)
- Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coeligena bonapartei
- Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea
- Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
- Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
- Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Longuemare's Sunangel Heliangelus clarisse
- Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors
- Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis
- Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
- Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
- Bogota Sunangel Heliangelus zusii (E)
- Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita
- Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi
- Turquoise-throated Puffleg Eriocnemis godini
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
- Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris
- Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
- Colorful Puffleg Eriocnemis mirabilis (E)
- Emerald-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis alinae
- Gorgeted Puffleg Eriocnemis isabellae (E)
- Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae
- Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens
- Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini
- Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa
- Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus
- Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
- Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
- Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
- Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Black-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron dorsale (E)
- Bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon guerinii
- Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
- Perija Metaltail Metallura iracunda
- Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami
- Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps
- Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi
- Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon
- Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
- Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
- Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi
- Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
- Wedge-billed Hummingbird Schistes geoffroyi
- Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
- Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Blue-tufted Starthroat Heliomaster furcifer
- Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii
- Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
- White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
- Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus
- Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor
- Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans (E)
- Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Colombia