Birds of the World

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Selasphorus (9 species)


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Glow-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ardens) Endangered
Range: MA: wc Panama
   



Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
Range: NA: sw Canada and w USA
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Wine-throated Hummingbird
Wine-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti ellioti)
Range: MA: s Mexico to Honduras
Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Amy McAndrews     Copyright and usage info

Found at high altitudes.

Volcano Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula simoni) Male
Range: MA: Costa Rica and w Panama
Volcan Poas, Costa Rica
  A small hummingbird found in three volcanic areas. The male has a different color throat in each. This is race 'simoni' from Volcan Poas, while race 'torridus' has a 'purplish-green' gorget (HBW).
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Volcano Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula torridus) Male
Range: MA: Costa Rica and w Panama
Costa Rica
  Purple-throated race found in both Panama and Costa Rica.
   
Photograph by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo   © All Rights Reserved by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo.

Volcano Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) Female
Range: MA: Costa Rica and w Panama
Cerro de La Muerte, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Bumblebee Hummingbird
Bumblebee Hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) Male
Range: MA: Mexico
Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Male
Range: NA: wc USA, Mexico and w Guatemala
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Male Near Threatened
Range: NA: se Alaska, w Canada and nw USA
Woodinville, Washington State, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info

Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Female Near Threatened
Range: NA: se Alaska, w Canada and nw USA
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Allen's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin sedentarius) Female
Range: NA: w
Santa Cruz Island, Ventura, California,  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Scintillant Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) Male
Range: MA: nc Costa Rica and w Panama
Bosque de Paz Lodge, Bajos del Toro Alajuela, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Scintillant Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) Female
Range: MA: nc Costa Rica and w Panama
Guadalupe, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Small, as with all hummingbirds in this genus.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba