Birds of Mexico

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Cynanthus (6 species, 6 worldwide)


Golden-crowned Emerald
Golden-crowned Emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) Male ENDEMIC
Laguna La MarĂ­a, Colima, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.

Golden-crowned Emerald
Golden-crowned Emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) Female ENDEMIC
Microondas la Cumbre, Colima, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Male is typical chlorostilbon emerald with red bill, emerald green body, and blue forked tail (illustrated as quite long by HBW). Golden crown hard to detect. Best identified by range.

Canivet's Emerald
Canivet's Emerald (Cynanthus canivetii salvini) Male
Rancho Margot, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Canivet's Emerald
Canivet's Emerald (Cynanthus canivetii salvini) Female
Rancho Margot, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi) Male ENDEMIC
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Broad-billed Hummingbird. Bluer in front. Was called Doubleday's Hummingbird.

Cozumel Emerald
Cozumel Emerald (Cynanthus forficatus) Male ENDEMIC
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Amy McAndrews     Copyright and usage info

Cozumel Emerald
Cozumel Emerald (Cynanthus forficatus) Female ENDEMIC
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by dfaulder     Copyright and usage info


Broad-billed Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Male
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Broad-billed Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Female
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
   
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


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Tres Marias Hummingbird (Cynanthus lawrencei) Near Threatened ENDEMIC
   


Similar to the Broad-billed Hummingbird, but found only on the Tres Marias Islands.


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