Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (
in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Extinct = †
Type species of host genus in bold
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Trochilidae
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Leremenopon Dalgleish and Price, 2003
Phaethornithinae - Hermits
Ramphodon Lesson, 1830
Ramphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818) - Saw-billed Hermit
Trochiloecetes naevius
Eutoxeres Reichenbach, 1849
Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier, 1847) - White-tipped Sicklebill
Eutoxeres condamini (Bourcier, 1851) - Buff-tailed Sicklebill
Glaucis Boie, 1831
Glaucis dohrnii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) - Hook-billed Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus (Gmelin, 1788) - Rufous-breasted Hermit
Leremenopon donnaldorum
Myrsidea sp. RCD collection
Trochiliphagus hirsutus
Trochiloecetes complexus
Trochiloecetes insularis
Glaucis aeneus Lawrence, 1868 - Bronzy Hermit
Threnetes Gould, 1852
Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier, 1847) - Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes niger (Linnaeus, 1758) - Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Trochiloecetes mandibularis
Anopetia Simon, 1918
Anopetia gounellei Boucard, 1891 - Broad-tipped Hermit
Phaethornis Swainson, 1827
Phaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851) - White-whiskered Hermit
Phaethornis guy (Lesson, 1833) - Green Hermit
Trochiloecetes grandior
Phaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846) - White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris (DeLattre, 1843) - Western Long-tailed Hermit
Phaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern Long-tailed Hermit
Trochiliphagus mexicanus
Trochiloecetes rupimumi
Phaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835) - Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis syrmatophorus Gould, 1851) - Tawny-bellied Hermit
Phaethornis koepckeae Weske & Terborgh, 1977 - Koepecke´s Hermit
Phaethornis philippii (Bourcier, 1847) - Needle-billed Hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri (Lesson, 1832) - Straight-billed Hermit
Phaethornis anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843) - Pale-bellied Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome (Lesson, 1832) - Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei (Lesson, & Delattre, 1839) - Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis augusti (Bourcier, 1847) - Sooty-capped Hermit
Trochiliphagus brevicephalus
Phaethornis subochraceus Todd, 1915 - Buff-bellied Hermit
Phaethornis squalidus (Temminck, 1822) - Dusky-throated Hermit
Phaethornis rupurumii Boucard, 1892 - Streak-throated Hermit
Phaethornis longuemareus (Lesson, 1832) - Little Hermit
Phaethornis idaliae (Bourcier, & Mulsant, 1856) - Minute Hermit
Phaethornis nattereri Berlepsch, 1887 - Cinnamon-throated Hermit
Phaethornis ruber (Linnaeus, 1758) - Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis stuarti Hartert, 1897 - White-browed Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis Gould,1854 - Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis griseogularis Gould,1851 - Grey-chinned Hermit
Trochilinae Hummingbirds
Androdon Gould, 1863
Androdon aequatorialis Gould, 1863 - Tooth-billed Hummingbird
Doryfera Gould, 1847
Doryfera ludovicae (Bourcier, & Mulsant, 1847) - Green-fronted Lancebill
Doryfera johannae (Bourcier, 1847) - Blue-fronted Lancebill
Campylopterus Swainson, 1827
Campylopterus cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Campylopterus curvipennis (Deppe, 1830) - White-tailed Sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis (Boddaert, 1783) - Grey-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus rufus Lesson, 1840 - Rufous Sabrewing
Campylopterus hyperythrus Cabanis, 1848 - Rufous-breated Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe, 1830) - Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus ensipennis (Swainson, 1822) - White-tailed Sabrewing
Campylopterus falcatus (Swainson, 1821) - Lazuline Sabrewing
Trochiliphagus lazulus
Campylopterus phainopeplus Salvin, & Godman, 1879 - Santa Marta Sabrewing
Campylopterus villaviscensio (Bourcier, 1851) - Napo Sabrewing
Campylopterus duidae Chapman, 1929 - Buff-breated Sabrewing
Aphantochroa Gould, 1853
Aphantochroa cirrochloris (Vieillot, 1818) - Sombre Hummingbird
Eupetomena Gould, 1853
Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, 1788) - Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Florisuga Bonaparte, 1850
Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758) - White-necked Jacobin
Leremenopon fisheri
Trochiliphagus mellivorus
Trochiloecetes abdominalis
Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817) - Black Jacobin
Colibri Spix, 1824
Colibri delphinae (Lesson, 1839) - Brown Violet-ear
Colibri thalassinus (Swainson, 1827) - Green Violet-ear
Colibri coruscans (Gould, 1846) - Sparkling Violet-ear
Trochiloecetes latitemporalis
Colibri serrirostris ( Vieillot, 1816) - White-vented Violet-ear
Anthracothorax Boie, 1831
Anthracothorax viridigula (Boddaert, 1783) - Green-throated Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii (Lesson, 1832) - Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis (Vieillot, 1817) - Black-throated Mango
Trochiliphagus abdominalis
Trochiloecetes trinidadensis
Anthracothorax veraguensis Reichenbach, 1855 - Veraguas Mango
Anthracothorax dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766 ) - Antillean Mango
Anthracothorax viridis (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) - Green Mango
Anthracothorax mango (Linnaeus, 1758) - Jamaican Mango
Anthracothorax recurvirostris (Swainson,1822 ) - Fiery-tailed Awlbill
Topaza Gray, G. R., 1840
Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Crimson Topaz
Topaza pyra (Gould, 1846) - Fiery Topaz
Eulampis Boie, 1831
Eulampis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766 ) - Purple-throated Carib
Eulampis holosericeus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Green-throated Carib
Chrysolampis Boie, 1831
Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Ruby Topaz
Orthorhyncus Lacépède, 1799
Orthorhyncus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Antillean Crested Humingbird
Klais Reichenbach,1854
Klais guimeti (Bourcier, 1843) - Violet-headed Hummingbird
Stephanoxis Simon, 1897
Stephanoxis lalandi (Vieillot, 1818 ) - Plovercrest
Abeillia Bonaparte, 1850
Abeillia abeillei (Lesson, & Delattre, 1839) - Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
Lophornis Lesson,1829
Lophornis ornatus (Boddaert, 1783) - Tufted Coquette
Lophornis gouldii (Lesson, 1832) - Dot-eared Coquette
Lophornis magnificus (Vieillot, 1817) - Frilled Coquette
Lophornis brachylophus Moore, R.T., 1949 - Short-crested Coquette
Lophornis delattrei (Lesson, 1839) - Rufous-crested Coquette
Lophornis stictolophus Salvin & Elliot, 1873 - Spangled Coquette
Lophornis chalybeus (Vieillot, 1823) - Festive Coquette
Lophornis pavoninus Salvin & Godman, 1882 - Peacock Coquette
Lophornis helenae (Delattre, 1843) - Black-crested Coquette
Lophornis adorabilis Salvin, 1870 - White-crested Coquette
Discosura Bonaparte, 1850
Discosura popelairii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846) - Wire-crested Thorntail
Discosura langsdorffi (Temminck, 1821) - Black-bellied Thorntail
Discosura letitiae (Bourcier, & Mulsant, 1852) - Coppery Thorntail
Discosura conversii (Bourcier, & Mulsant, 1846) - Green Thorntail
Discosura longicaudus (Gmelin, J. F., 1788) - Racquet-tailed Coquette
Trochilus Linnaeus, 1758
Trochilus polytmus Linnaeus, 1758 - Red-billed Streamertail
Myrsidea sp. RCD collection
Trochilus scitulus (Brewster & Bangs, 1901 - Black-billed Streamertail
Chlorostilbon, Gould, 1853
Chlorostilbon notatus (Reich, G. C., 1793) - Blue-chinned Sapphire
Myrsidea sp. RCD collection
Chlorostilbon auriceps (Gould, 1852) - Golden-crowned Emerald
Chlorostilbon forficatus Ridgway, 1885 - Cozumel Emerald
Chlorostilbon canivetii (Lesson, 1832) - Canivet´s Emerald
Chlorostilbon assimilis Lawrence, 1861 - Garden Emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blue-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles, F.G., 1996 - Chiribiquete Emerald
Chlorostilbon aureoventris ( Orbigny &Lafresnaye, 1838) - Glittering-bellied Emerald
Trochiloecetes aureoventridis
Chlorostilbon bracei (Lawrence, 1877) - Brace´s Emerald †
Chlorostilbon ricordii (Gervais, 1835) - Cuban Emerald
Chlorostilbon swainsonii (Lesson, 1829) - Hispaniolan Emerald
Myrsidea imbricata
Chlorostilbon maugaeus (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) - Puerto Rican Emerald
Chlorostilbon russatus (Salvin & Godman, 1881) - Coppery Emerald
Chlorostilbon stenurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) - Narrow-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon alice (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) - Green-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon poortmani (Bourcier, 1843) - Short-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon elegans (Gould, 1860) - Caribbean Emerald †
Panterpe Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Panterpe insignis Cabanis &Heine, 1860 - Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Elvira Mulsant, 1866
Elvira chionura (Gould, 1851) - White-tailed Emerald
Elvira cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1867) - Coppery-headed Emerald
Eupherusa Gould, 1857
Eupherusa cyanophrys Rowley & Orr, 1964 - Oaxaca Hummingbird
Eupherusa poliocerca Elliot, 1871 - White-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia (Delattre, 1843) - Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa nigriventris Lawrence, 1868 - Black-bellied Hummingbird
Goethalsia Nelson, 1912
Goethalsia bella Nelson, 1912 - Pirre Hummingbird
Goldmania Nelson, 1911
Goldmania violiceps Nelson, 1911 - Violet-capped Hummingbird
Cynanthus Swainson, 1827
Cynanthus sordidus (Gould, 1859) - Dusky Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827 - Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cyanophaia Reichenbach, 1854
Cyanophaia bicolor (Gmelin, 1788) - Blue-headed Hummingbird
Thalurania Gould, 1848
Thalurania ridgwayi Nelson, 1900 - Mexican Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica (Bourcier, 1843) - Purple-crowned Woodnymph
Trochiloecetes angustifrons
Thalurania fannyi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Green-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata (Gmelin, 1788) - Forked-tailed Woodnymph
Trochiloecetes emeliae
Thalurania watertonii (Bourcier, 1847) - Long-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis (Gmelin, 1788) - Violet-capped Woodnymph
Damophila Reichenbach, 1854
Damophila julie (Bourcier, 1842) - Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Lepidopyga Reichenbach, 1855
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis (Gould, 1851) - Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Lepidopyga lilliae Stone, 1918 Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird
Lepidopyga goudoti (Bourcier, 1843) - Shining-green Hummingbird
Hylocharis Boie, 1831
Hylocharis eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - Blue-throated Goldentail
Hylocharis sapphirina (Gmelin, 1788) - Rufous-throated Sapphire
Hylocharis cyanus (Vieillot, 1818) - White-chinned Sapphire
Hylocharis chrysura (Shaw, 1812) - Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis grayi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Blue-headed Sapphire
Chrysuronia Bonaparte, 1850
Chrysuronia oenone (Lesson, 1832) - Golden-tailed Sapphire
Trochiloecetes oenonae
Leucochloris Reichenbach, 1854
Leucochloris albicollis (Vieillot, 1818) - White-throated Hummingbird
Polytmus Brisson, 1760
Polytmus guainumbi (Pallas, 1764) - White-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus milleri (Chapman, 1929) - Tepui Goldenthroat
Polytmus theresiae (Da Silva Maia, 1843) - Green-tailed Goldenthroat
Leucippus Bonaparte, 1850
Leucippus fallax (Bourcier, 1843) - Buffy Hummingbird
Leucippus baeri Simon, 1901 - Tumbes Hummingbird
Leucippus taczanowskii (Sclater, P. L., 1879) - Spot-throated Hummingbird
Leucippus chlorocercus Gould, 1866 - Olive-spotted Hummingbird
Taphrospilus Simon, 1910
Taphrospilus hypostictus (Gould, 1862) - Many-spotted Hummingbird
Amazilia Lesson, 1843
Amazilia chionogaster (Tschudi, 1845) - White-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia viridicauda Berlepsch, 1883 - Green and White Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila (Delattre, 1843) - Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis (Cabot, 1845) - Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) - Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Trochiliphagus jiminezi
Trochiloecetes quibdoensis
Amazilia castaneiventris (Gould, 1856) - Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia amazilia (Lesson, 1827) - Amazilia Hummingbird
Trochiloecetes simplex
Amazilia alticola Gould, 1860 - Loja Hummingbird
Amazilia leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788) - Plain-bellied Emerald
Amazilia versicolor (Vieillot, 1818) - Versicoloured Emerald
Amazilia rondoniae Ruschi, 1982 - Blue-green Emerald
Amazilia chionopectus (Gould, 1859) - ssp. of A. brevirostris
Amazilia brevirostris (Lesson, 1829) - White-chested Emerald
Leremenopon obermani
Amazilia franciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - Andean Emerald
Amazilia candida (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - White-bellied Emerald
Trochiliphagus austini
Amazilia cyanocephala (Lesson, 1829) -Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Amazilia violiceps (Gould, 1859) - Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Amazilia viridifrons (Elliot, 1871) - Green-fronted Hummingbird
Amazilia fimbriata (Gmelin, 1788) - Glittering-throated Hummingbird
Amazilia lactea (Lesson, 1829) - Sapphire-spangled Hummingbird
Amazilia amabilis (Gould, 1853) - Blue-chested Hummingbird
Amazilia rosenbergi (Boucard, 1895) - Purple-chested Hummingbird
Amazilia boucardi (Mulsant, 1877) Mangrove Hummingbird
Amazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868) - Honduran Emerald
Amazilia saucerrottei (Delattre &Bourcier, 1846) - Steely-vented Hummingbird
Amazilia cyanifrons (Bourcier, 1843) - Indigo-capped Hummingbird
Amazilia alfaroana (Underwood,1896) - Miravalles Hummingbird †
Amazilia edward (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Snowy-breasted Hummingbird
Amazilia cyanura Gould, 1859 - Blue-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia beryllina (Deppe, 1830) - Berylline Hummingbird
Amazilia viridigaster (Bourcier, 1843) - Green-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia cupreicauda (Salvin & Godman, 1884) - Copper-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tobaci (Gmelin, 1788) - Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Myrsidea sp. RCD collection
Microchera Gould, 1858
Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) - Snowcap
Anthocephala Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Anthocephala floriceps (Gould, 1854) - Blossomcrown
Chalybura Reichenbach, 1854
Chalybura buffonii (Lesson, 1832) - Pale-vented Plumeleteer
Trochiloecetes pinguis
Chalybura urochrysia (Gould, 1861) - Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Lampornis Swainson, 1827
Lampornis clemenciae (Lesson, 1829) - Blue-throated Hummingbird
Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827 - Amethyst-throated Hummingbird
Lampornis viridipallens (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - Green-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis sybillae (Salvin & Godman, 1892) - Green-breasted Mountain-gem
Lampornis hemileucus (Salvin, 1865) - White-bellied Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865) - Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis castaneoventris (Gould, 1851) - White-throated Mountain-gem
Basilinna Boie, 1831
Basilinna xantusii (Lawrence, 1860) - Xantus´s Hummingbird
Lamprolaima Reichenbach, 1854
Lamprolaima rhami (Lesson, 1839) - Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Adelomyia Bonaparte, 1854
Adelomyia melanogenys (Fraser, 1840) - Speckled Hummingbird
Trochiliphagus peruanus
Phlogophilus Gould, 1860
Phlogophilus hemileucurus Gould, 1860 - Ecuadorian Piedtail
Phlogophilus harterti Berlepsch & Stolzmann,1901 - Peruvian Piedtail
Clytolaema Gould, 1853
Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783) - Brazilia Ruby
Heliodoxa Gould, 1850
Heliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin & Godman, 1882 - Velvet-browed Brilliant
Heliodoxa gularis (Gould, 1860) - Pink-throated Brilliant
Heliodoxa branickii (Taczanowski, 1874) - Rufous-webbed Brilliant
Heliodoxa schreibersii (Bourcier, 1847) - Black-throated Brilliant
Heliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846) - Gould´s Brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850 - Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856) - Empress Brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843) - Violet-fronted Brilliant
Eugenes Gould, 1856
Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827) - Magnificent Hummingbird
Leremenopon sanchezi
Hylonympha Gould, 1873
Hylonympha macrocerca Gould, 1873 - Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Sternoclyta Gould, 1858
Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, 1846) - Violet-chested Hummingbird
Urochroa Gould, 1856
Urochroa bougueri (Bourcier, 1851) - White-tailed Hillstar
Boissonneaua Reichenbach, 1854
Boissonneaua flavescens (Loddiges, 1832) - Buff-tailed Coronet
Trochiliphagus grandior
Trochiloecetes multicarinae
Boissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847) - Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Boissonneaua jardini (Bourcier, 1851) - Velvet-purple Coronet
Aglaeactis Gould, 1848
Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843) - Shining Sunbeam
Trochiliphagus peruanus
Trochiloecetes aglaeacti
Aglaeactis aliciae Salvin, 1896 - Purple-backed Sunbeam
Aglaeactis castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) - White-tufted Sunbeam
Aglaeactis pamela (Orbigny, 1838) - Black-hooded Sunbeam
Oreotrochilus Gould, 1847
Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Ecuadorian Hillstar
Oreotrochilus estella (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) - Andean Hillstar
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus Gould, 1847 - White-sided Hillstar
Oreotrochilus melanogaster Gould, 1847 - Black-breasted Hillstar
Oreotrochilus adela (Orbigny & Lafresnaye,1838) - Wedge-tailed Hillstar
Lafresnaya Bonaparte, 1850
Lafresnaya lafresnayi (Boissonneau, 1840) - Mountain Velvetbreast
Trochiloecetes sauli
Coeligena Lesson, 1832
Coeligena coeligena (Lesson, 1833) - Bronzy Inca
Coeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Brown Inca
Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843) - Black Inca
Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840) - Collared Inca
Coeligena phalerata (Bangs, 1898) - White-tailed Starfrontlet
Coeligena bonapartei (Boissonneau, 1840) - Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea (Lesson, 1839) - Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Trochiloecetes malvasae
Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846) - Violet-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena iris (Gould, 1854) - Rainbow Starfrontlet
Ensifera Lesson, 1843
Ensifera ensifera (Boissonneau, 1840) - Sword-billed Hummingbird
Pterophanes cyanopterus (Fraser, 1840) - Great Sapphirewing
Trochiloecetes illumani
Patagona Gray, G.R., 1840
Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824) - Giant Hummingbird
Sephanoides Gray, G. R., 1840
Sephanoides sephaniodes (Lesson, 1827) - Green-backed Firecrown
Sephanoides fernandensis (King, 1831) - San Jaun Fernandez Firecrown
Heliangelus Gould, 1848
Heliangelus mavors Gould, 1848 - Golden-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus amethysticollis (Orbigny &Lafresnaye, 1838) - Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus strophianus (Gould, 1846) - Gorgeted Sunangel
Heliangelus exortis (Fraser, 1840) - Tourmaline Sunangel
Heliangelus viola (Gould, 1853) - Purple-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus zusii † Graves, G. R., 1993 - Bogata Sunangel
Heliangelus regalis Fitzpatrick & Terborgh, 1979 - Royal Sunangel
Eriocnemis Reichenbach, 1849
Eriocnemis nigrivestis (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) - Black-breated Puffleg
Eriocnemis vestita (Lesson, 1839) - Glowing Puffleg
Eriocnemis derbyi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Black-thighed Puffleg
Eriocnemis godini (Bourcier, 1851) - Turquoise-throated Puffleg
Eriocnemis cupreoventris (Fraser, 1840) - Coppery-bellied Puffleg
Eriocnemis luciani (Bourcier, 1847) - Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Eriocnemis mosquera (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Golden-breasted Puffleg
Eriocnemis glaucopoides (Lafresnaye, 1838) - Blue-capped Puffleg
Eriocnemis mirabilis Meyer de Schauensee, 1967 - Colorful Puffleg
Eriocnemis alinae (Bourcier, 1842) - Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Haplophaedia Simon, 1918
Haplophaedia aureliae (Bourcier &Mulsant, 1846) - Greenish Puffleg
Haplophaedia assimilis (Elliot, 1876) - Buff-thighed Puffleg
Haplophaedia lugens (Gould, 1851) - Hoary Puffleg
Urosticte Gould, 1853
Urosticte benjamini (Bourcier, 1851) - Whitetip
Ocreatus Gould, 1846
Ocreatus underwoodii (Lesson, 1832) - Racket-tailed Puffleg
Trochiloecetes bolivianus
Trochiloecetes coartatia
Lesbia Lesson, 1832
Lesbia victoriae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - Black-tailed Trainbearer
Lesbia nuna (Lesson, 1832) - Green-tailed Trainbearer
Trochiloecetes fasciatus
Sappho Reichenbach, 1849
Sappho sparganura (Shaw, 1812) - Red-tailed Comet
Polyonymus Heine, 1863
Polyonymus caroli (Bourcier, 1847) - Bronze-tailed Comet
Ramphomicron Bonaparte, 1850
Ramphomicron dorsale Salvin, & Godman, 1880 - Black-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron microrhynchum (Boissonneau, 1840) - Purple-backed Thornbill
Oreonympha Gould, 1869
Oreonympha nobilis Gould, 1869 - Bearded Mountaineer
Oxypogon Gould, 1848
Oxypogon guerinii (Boissonneau, 1840) - Bearded Helmetcrest
Metallura Gould, 1847
Metallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832) - Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura iracunda Wetmore, 1946 - Perija Metaltail
Metallura williami (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Viridian Metaltail
Metallura baroni Salvin, 1893 - Violet-throated Metaltail
Metallura odomae Graves, G. R., 1980 - Neblina Metaltail
Metallura theresiae Simon, 1902 - Coppery Metaltail
Metallura eupogon (Cabanis, 1874) - Fire-throated Metaltail
Metallura aeneocauda (Gould, 1846) - Scaled Metaltail
Metallura phoebe (Lesson & Delattre, 1839) - Black Metaltail
Chalcostigma Reichenbach, 1854
Chalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846) - Rufous-capped Thornbill
Chalcostigma olivaceum (Lawrence, 1864) - Olivaceous Thornbill
Chalcostigma stanleyi (Bourcier, 1851) - Blue-mantled Thornbill
Chalcostigma heteropogon (Boissonneau, 1840) - Bronze-tailed Thornbill
Chalcostigma herrani (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Opisthoprora Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Opisthoprora euryptera (Loddiges, 1832) - Mountain Avocetbill
Taphrolesbia Simon, 1918
Taphrolesbia griseiventris (Taczanowski, 1883) - Grey-bellied Comet
Aglaiocercus Zimmer, 1930
Aglaiocercus kingi (Lesson, 1832) - Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus coelestis (Gould, 1861) - Violet-tailed Sylph
Augastes Gould, 1849
Augastes lumachella (Lesson, 1839)
Augastes scutatus (Temminck, 1824) - Hyacinth Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella (Lesson, 1838) - Hooded Visorbearer
Schistes Gould, 1851
Schistes geoffroyi (Bourcier, 1843) - Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Heliothryx Boie, 1831
Heliothryx barroti (Bourcier, 1843) - Purple-crowned Fairy
Trochiloecetes columbianus
Heliothryx auritus (Gmelin, 1788) - Black-eared Fairy
Heliactin Boie, 1831
Heliactin bilophus (Temminck, 1820) - Horned Sungem
Loddigesia Bonaparte, 1850
Loddigesia mirabilis (Bourcier, 1847) - Marvellous Spatuletail
Heliomaster Bonaparte, 1850
Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843) - Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801) - Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823) - Stripe-breasted Starthroat
Heliomaster furcifer (Shaw, 1812) - Blue-tufted Starthroat
Rhodopis Reichenbach, 1854
Rhodopis vesper (Lesson, 1829) - Oasis Hummingbird
Trochiloecetes rhodopis
Thaumastura Bonaparte, 1850
Thaumastura cora (Lesson, & Garnot, 1827) - Peruvian Sheartail
Tilmatura Reichenbach, 1855
Tilmatura dupontii (Lesson, 1832) - Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
Doricha Reichenbach, 1854
Doricha enicura (Vieillot, 1818) - Slender Sheartail
Doricha eliza (Lesson & Delattre, 1839) - Mexican Sheartail
Calliphlox Boie, 1831
Calliphlox amethystina (Boddaert, 1783) - Amythyst Woodstar
Calliphlox evelynae (Bourcier, 1847) - Bahama Woodstar
Calliphlox bryantae (Lawrence, 1867) - Magenta-throated Woodstar
Calliphlox mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847) - Purple-throated Woodstar
Microstilbon Todd, 1913
Microstilbon burmeisteri (Sclater, P. L., 1888) - Slender-tailed Woodstar
Calothorax Gray, G. R., 1840
Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827) - Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax pulcher Gould, 1859 - Beautiful Hummingbird
Mellisuga Brisson, 1760
Mellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758) - Vervain Hummingbird
Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850) - Bee Hummingbird
Trochiloecetes cubanensis
Archilochus Reichenbach, 1854
Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758) - Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Trochiliphagus lineatus
Archilochus alexandri (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - Black-chinned Hummingbird
Calypte Gould, 1856
Calypte anna (Lesson, 1829) - Anna´s Hummingbird
Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839) - Costa´s Hummingbird
Trochiloecetes prominens
Atthis Reichenbach, 1854
Atthis heloisa (Lesson & Delattre, 1839) - Bumblebee Hummingbird
Atthis ellioti Ridgway, 1878 - Wine-throated Hummingbird
Myrtis Reichenbach, 1854
Myrtis fanny (Lesson, 1838) - Purple-collared Woodstar
Eulidia Mulsant, 1877
Eulidia yarrellii (Bourcier, 1847) - Chilean Woodstar
Myrmia Mulsant, 1876
Myrmia micrura (Gould, 1854) - Short-tailed Woodstar
Chaetocercus Gray, G. R., 1855
Chaetocercus mulsant (Bourcier, 1842) - White-bellied Woodstar
Chaetocercus bombus Gould, 1871 - Little Woodstar
Chaetocercus heliodor (Bourcier, 1840) - Gorgeted Woodstar
Chaetocercus astreans (Bangs, 1899) Santa Marta Woodstar
Chaetocercus berlepschi Simon, 1889 - Esmeralda´s Woodstar
Chaetocercus jourdanii (Bourcier, 1839) - Rufous-shafted Woodstar
Selasphorus Swainson, 1832
Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827) - Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus (Gmelin, 1788) - Rufous Hummingbird
Trochiliphagus irazuensis
Trochiloecetes ochoterenai
Selasphorus sasin (Lesson, 1829) - Allen´s Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865 - Volcano Hummingbird
Trochiliphagus irazuensis
Trochiloecetes doratophorus
Selasphorus ardens Salvin, 1870 - Glow-throated Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla (Gould, 1851) - Scintillant Hummingbird
Stellula Gould, 1861
Stellula calliope (Gould, 1847) - Calliope Hummingbird
Last revised:
6 December, 2003
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