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 135 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila
- Buff-tailed Sicklebill Eutoxeres condamini
- Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsuta
- Bronzy Hermit Glaucis aenea
- Band-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes ruckeri
- Pale-tailed Barbthroat Threnetes niger
- White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui
- Green Hermit Phaethornis guy
- White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus
- Eastern Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
- Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris
- Tawny-bellied Hermit Phaethornis syrmatophorus
- Straight-billed Hermit Phaethornis bourcieri
- 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
- Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis
- Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus
- Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio
- White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora
- Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae
- Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus
- Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
- Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
- Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
- Fiery-tailed Awlbill Avocettula recurvirostris
- Crimson Topaz Topaza pella
- Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra
- Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti
- Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei
- Spangled Coquette Lophornis stictolophus
- Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
- Wire-crested Thorntail Popelairia popelairii
- Black-bellied Thorntail Popelairia langsdorffi
- Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
- Blue-chinned Sapphire Chlorostilbon notatus
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Narrow-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon stenurus
- Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi
- Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird Damophila julie
- Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina
- White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus
- Blue-headed Sapphire Hylocharis grayi
- Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone
- Green-tailed Goldenthroat Polytmus theresiae
- Tumbes Hummingbird Leucippus baeri
- Olive-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus chlorocercus
- Many-spotted Hummingbird Leucippus hypostictus
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Amazilia Hummingbird Amazilia amazilia
- Loja Hummingbird Amazilia alticola (E)
- Andean Emerald Agyrtria franciae
- Sapphire-spangled Emerald Polyerata lactea
- Glittering-throated Emerald Polyerata fimbriata
- Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
- Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi
- Steely-vented Hummingbird Saucerottia saucerrottei
- White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii
- Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia
- Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus
- 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
- Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella
- Chimborazo Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo (E)
- Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Bronzy Inca Coeligena coeligena
- Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni
- Collared Inca Coeligena torquata
- Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae
- Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer
- Rainbow Starfrontlet Coeligena iris
- Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera
- Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis
- Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
- Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
- Little Sunangel Heliangelus micraster
- Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola
- Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis
- Black-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis nigrivestis (E)
- Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestitus
- Black-thighed Puffleg Eriocnemis derbyi
- Turquoise-throated Puffleg Eriocnemis godini (E)
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani
- Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera
- Emerald-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis alinae
- Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae
- Hoary Puffleg Haplophaedia lugens
- Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini
- Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa
- Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii
- Black-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia victoriae
- Green-tailed Trainbearer Lesbia nuna
- Purple-backed Thornbill Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina
- Neblina Metaltail Metallura odomae
- Violet-throated Metaltail Metallura baroni (E)
- Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami
- Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps
- Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi
- Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani
- Mountain Avocetbill Opisthoprora euryptera
- Long-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus kingi
- Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis
- Wedge-billed Hummingbird Augastes geoffroyi
- Purple-crowned Fairy Heliothryx barroti
- Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx aurita
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Blue-tufted Starthroat Heliomaster furcifer
- Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora (A)
- Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii
- Amethyst Woodstar Calliphlox amethystina
- Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny
- Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura
- White-bellied Woodstar Chaetocercus mulsant
- Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus
- Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor
- Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi (E)
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