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Honduran Emerald

The Honduran Emerald a medium-sized hummingbird only found in Honduras. It is threatened by habitat loss, and deforestation. It is locally common in arid thorn forest and scrub in the upper Rio Aguan valley, Department of Yoro.

Hoary Puffleg

The Hoary Puffleg is a dull, South American hummingbird species found in Colombia and Ecuador. It is known to be territorial. It is labeled as near threatened due to habitat loss.

Green-Tailed Trainbearer

The Green-Tailed Trainbearer is a small hummingbird with a very long tail that is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Green-Tailed Goldenthroat

The Green-Tailed Goldenthroat is a medium-sized hummingbird of semi-open areas found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.

Species Spotlight - Bronzy Inca

The Bronzy Inca, also known as the Purple Brown Hummingbird or Tanned Inca is a species of hummingbird native to South America.

Green-Breasted Mountain-Gem

The Green-Breasted Mountain-Gem is a medium-sized hummingbird found in Honduras and Nicaragua.

Green-Backed Firecrown

The Green-Backed Firecrown is the only hummingbird in most of southernmost South America. It is an important pollinator for the temperate rainforest regions.

Green-and-White Hummingbird

The Green-and-White Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird endemic to the East Andean slope in Peru, where generally restricted to areas near humid forest.

Great Sapphirewing

The Great Sapphirewing is a very large hummingbird found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Myth vs Fact

Discover the truth behind common hummingbird myths.

Gray-Breasted Sabrewing

The Gray-Breasted Sabrewing is a large hummingbird found in humid forest in the Guianas and the Amazon Basin with a smaller disjunct population in forest and woodland in Bahia and Minas Gerais in eastern Brazil.

Gould's Jewelfront

The Gould's Jewelfront is a medium-sized hummingbird found in tropical and equatorial South America.