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Hummingbird Q and A

The safest option for mixing nectar for hummingbirds is pure white table sugar.

Golden Starfrontlet

The Golden Starfrontlet or Golden-Tailed Starfrontlet, often considered a subspecies of the Golden-Bellied Starfrontlet is fairly common but local in wet mossy montane forest and forest borders in the Venezuelan Andes.

Glow-Throated Hummingbird

The Glow-Throated Hummingbird is a small hummingbird native native to the Talamancan montane forests of western Panama and generally is found along edge habitats.

Rufous Hummingbird Cool Facts

Know more about the Rufous Hummingbirds with these cool facts!

Fire-Throated Metaltail

The Fire-Throated Metaltail or the Fiery-Throated Metaltail is a small hummingbird found only in Peru.

Physical Characteristics of Hummingbirds

Here's the different physical characteristics of hummingbirds that you should know about to understand what makes them unique.

Hummingbird Q and A

Leaving your feeders up in fall may help late hummingbird migrants that passing through your area.

Fiery-Tailed Awlbill

The Fiery-Tailed Awlbill is an uncommon bird native to Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its bill is slightly curved upwards at the tip, a main distinction from other hummingbirds.

Emerald-Bellied Puffleg

The Emerald-Bellied Puffleg is a small glittering green hummingbird found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

The Ecuadorian Piedtail is a fairly small South American hummingbird found locally in the foothills of southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and northern Peru. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Dusky-Throated Hermit

The Dusky-Throated Hermit is a small South American hummingbird species endemic to humid Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil.

Dot-Eared Coquette

The Dot-Eared Coquette is a tiny hummingbird found in Bolivia and Brazil.