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This list is presented in IOC taxonomic sequence and is also sortable alphabetically by common name and binomial name. Antillean crested hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Blue-chinned sapphire Chlorestes notata Blue-headed hummingbird Riccordia bicolor Rufous-booted racket-tail Ocreatus addae ...
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. Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in North America as permanent residents, summer or winter residents or visitors, or migrants.
Hummingbirds are the smallest known and smallest living avian theropod dinosaurs. [11] [12] [13] The iridescent colors and highly specialized feathers of many species (mainly in males) give some hummingbirds exotic common names, such as sun gem, fairy, woodstar, sapphire or sylph. [14]
Hummingbirds are birds of the family Trochilidae. They are split into the subfamiles Phaethornithinae (hermits) and Trochilinae (typical hummingbirds). Subcategories.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
The genus Selasphorus was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John Swainson to accommodate the rufous hummingbird which is now the type species. [2] [3] The name combines the Ancient Greek selas meaning "light" or "flame" with -phoros meaning "-carrying". [4] The genus contains the following nine species: [5]
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēlios meaning "sun" and doxa meaning "glory" or "magnificence". [2] The type species was subsequently designated by Charles Lucien Bonaparte as the violet-fronted brilliant. [3] [4] The genus contains ten species: [5]