Hummingbirds found in the USA (by U.S. State)
Species
Allen’s Hummingbirds (Selasphorus sasin)
Amazilia Hummingbirds (Amazilia amazilia)
Amethyst-throated Hummingbirds (Lampornis amethystinus)
Anna’s Hummingbirds (Calypte anna)
Antillean Crested (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
Bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon guerinii)
Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis)
Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) – The Smallest Bird in the World
Berylline (Amazilia beryllina)
Black-bellied (Eupherusa nigriventris)
Black-chinned (Archilochus alexandri)
Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae)
Black-eared Fairy (Heliothryx auritus)
Black-tailed Trainbearers (Lesbia victoriae)
Black-throated Brilliants (Heliodoxa schreibersii)
Blue-chested (Amazilia amabilis)
Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notatus)
Blue-headed Sapphire (Hylocharis grayi) – also sometimes referred to as Gray’s or Puritan Sapphires
Blue-tailed (Amazilia cyanura)
Blue-throated (Lampornis clemenciae)
Blue-throated Sapphire or Blue-Throated Goldentail (Hylocharis eliciae)
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda)
Broad-billed (Cynanthus latirostris)
Broad-tailed (Selasphorus platycercus)
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer aka Red-footed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia)
Bronzy or Bronze Incas (Coeligena coeligena)
Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni)
Brown Violet-ear (Colibri delphinae)
Buff-bellied (Amazilia yucatanensis)
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)
Bumblebee (Atthis heloisa)
Calliope (Stellula calliope)
Canivet’s Emerald (Chlorostilbon canivetii) – also known as Fork-tailed Emeralds
Charming (Amazilia decora) aka Beryl-crowned Hummingbird
Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)
Cinnamon (Amazilia rutila)
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
Copper-rumped (Amazilia tobaci)
Costa’s (Calypte costae)
Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)
Ecuadorian Piedtails (Phlogophilus hemileucurus) – Hummingbirds
Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix)
Escudo (Amazilia tzacatl handleyi)
Emerald-chinned (Abeillia abeillei)
Emerald: Ranges: Central and South America, as well as Puerto Rico
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides)
Fiery-tailed Awlbill (Avocettula recurvirostris)
Fiery-throated (Panterpe insignis)
Fork-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon canivetii) – also known as Canivet’s Emeralds
Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata)
Giant (Patagona gigas)
Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone)
Gould’s Inca (Coeligena inca)
Gould’s Jewelfronts – Hummingbirds (Heliodoxa aurescens)
Great Saphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)
Green-bellied (Amazilia viridigaster)
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
Green-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi)
Green-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus theresiae)
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) – also known as Little Long-tailed Sylphs
Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus)
Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus)
Grey / Gray-tailed Mountain Gem (Lampornis cinereicauda)
Hermits (Phaethornis longirostris) – ID: Plumage is typically brown, rufous, green and grey, and other than a slight sheen, they generally don’t have the iridescent plumage of hummingbirds. – Ranges: Southern Mexico, through Central America, to South America as far south as northern Argentina.
Jacobins (genus: Florisuga) – Ranges: Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South American natives
Lancebills (Doryfera))
Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris)
Loja (Amazilia alticola)
Magnificent (Eugenes fulgens)
Mangrove (Amazilia boucardi)
Mangos – Ranges: Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America
Many-spotted (Taphrospilus hypostictus)
Marvellous Spatuletails (Loddigesia mirabilis)
Mexican Woodnymph (Thalurania ridgwayi)
Mountain-gems (Southwestern United States south to Central America (Isthmus of Panama)
Plain-capped Starthroat (Heliomaster constantii)
Pufflegs (from South America)
Purple-bibbed Whitetip (Urosticte benjamini
Purple-crowned Fairies (Heliothryx barroti)
Purple-throated Caribs (Eulampis jugularis)
Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaema) (Eugenes fulgens)
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani)
Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris)
Red-footed Plumeleteer aka Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia)
Red-tailed Comets (Sappho sparganura)
Ruby-Throated (Archilochus colubris)
Ruby-topaz (Chrysolampis mosquitus)
Rufous-crested Coquette (Lophornis delattrei)
Rufous (Selasphorus rufus)
Rufous-tailed (Amazilia tzacatl)
Sabrewings (genus: Campylopterus) – Ranges: Relatively large hummingbirds that mostly occur naturally in Central and South America (some in Mexico)
Salvin’s Emerald, (Chlorostilbon mellisugus / canivetii salvini)
Sapphire-throated (Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Scaly-breasted (Phaeochroa cuvierii)
Scintillant (Selasphorus scintilla)
Sheartails (Typical)
Shining-Green (Lepidopyga goudoti) – also known as Goudot’s Hummingbird or Luminous Hummingbird
Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis)
Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata)
Snowy-breasted or Snowy-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia edward)
Sombre (Aphantochroa cirrochloris, syn. Campylopterus cirrochloris)
Sparkling-tailed Woodstar (Tilmatura dupontii), also known as the Sparkling-Tailed Hummingbird
Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
Speckled (Adelomyia melanogenys)
Steely-vented (Amazilia saucerrottei)
Sunangels (genus: Heliangelus) – Range: South America
Streamertails (genus: Trochilus) – Range: Jamaica
Sword-billed (Ensifera ensifera)
Sylph (Genus: Aglaiocercus)
Tooth-billed (Androdon aequatorialis)
Tufted Coquettes (Lophornis ornatus)
Tumbes (Leucippus baeri)
Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina)
Volcano (Selasphorus flammula)
White-eared (Hylocharis leucotis)
White-tailed (Eupherusa poliocerca)
White-tailed Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri)
White-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris)
Wire-crested Thorntails (Discosura popelairii)
Woodnymphs (Thalurania)
Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)
Vervain (Mellisuga minima)
Violet-bellied (Damophila julie)
Violet-crowned (Amazilia violiceps)
Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri)
Violet-headed (Klais guimeti)
Viridian Metaltail (Metallura williami)
Volcano (Selasphorus flammula)
White-chinned Sapphire (Hylocharis cyanus)
White-crested Coquette (Lophornis adorabilis)
White-vented Plumeleteers (Chalybura buffonii)
White-vented Violetear (Colibri serrirostris)
Woodstars – Ranges: Mostly South America, but also one Central American species and one from the Bahamas
Xantus’ (Hylocharis xantusii)
Hummingbird Resources
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