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Allen's Hummingbird  [Selasphorus sasin]
The Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, is a species of hummingbird, a family of small passerine birds.The Allen's Hummingbird is a small bird, with mature adults reaching only 3 to 3˝ inches in length. The male Allen's has a green back and forehead,...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/allens_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Mar 11, 2023
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Amazilia Hummingbird  [Amazilia amazilia]
The Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia) is a species of hummingbird, a family of small near passerine birds. The Loja Hummingbird (A. alticola), with less rufous to the underparts, is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Amazilia Hummingbird.The...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/amazilia_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Anna's Hummingbird  [Calypte anna]
The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a medium-sized hummingbird.These birds are glossy green on the back and grey below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and slender. The adult male has a glossy red crown and throat and a dark tail. Anna...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/annas_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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Antillean Crested Hummingbird  [Orthorhyncus cristatus]
The Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, north-east Puerto Rico, Saba,...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/antillean_crested_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Asian Palm-swift  [Cypsiurus balasiensis]
The Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) is a small swift. It is very similar to the African Palm Swift, Cypsiurus parvus, and was formerly considered to be the same species. It is a common resident breeder in tropical Asia from India to the Philippin...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/asian_palm_swift/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Bahama Woodstar  [Calliphlox evelynae]
The Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) is a species of hummingbird. The Bahama Woodstar is a medium-sized hummingbird, growing to be about 3 to 5 inches in length. They are green above with mixed olive-buff underparts. Bills on both the male and female...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bahama_woodstar/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Berylline Hummingbird  [Amazilia beryllina]
The Berylline Hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina, sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 8-10 cm long, and weighs 4-5 g.Adults are colored predominantly metallic olive green with a rusty gray lower belly. The tail and...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/berylline_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Black-chinned Hummingbird  [Archilochus alexandri]
The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird.Adults are metallic green above and white below with green flanks. Their bill is long, straight and very slender. The adult male has a black face and chin, a glossy purple throat...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_chinned_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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Blue-tailed Emerald  [Chlorostilbon mellisugus]
The Blue-tailed Emerald, Chlorostilbon mellisugus, is a hummingbird found in tropical and subtropical South America east of the Andes from Colombia east to the Guianas and Trinidad, and south to northern Bolivia and central Brazil.The taxonomy is highly c...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blue_tailed_emerald/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Blue-throated Hummingbird  [Lampornis clemenciae]
The Blue-Throated Hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae, is a species of hummingbird, a member of the Trochilidae family of birds.The Blue-throated Hummingbird is a fairly large hummingbird, reaching 11.5 to 12.5 cm (4˝ to 5 inches) in length and 6 to 10 gram...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/blue_throated_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 07, 2020
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Broad-billed Hummingbird  [Cynanthus latirostris]
The Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 9-10 cm long, and weighs approximately 3-4 g.Adults are colored predominantly a metallic green on their upperparts and breast. The undertail coverts are predominatel...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/broad_billed_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird  [Selasphorus platycercus]
The Broad-tailed hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus, is a medium-sized hummingbird, nearly four inches (10 cm) in length.Male and female both have iridescent green backs and crowns and a white breast. The male has a gorget (throat patch) that shines wit...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/broad_tailed_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Buff-bellied Hummingbird  [Amazilia yucatanensis]
The Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Amazilia yucatanensis, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 10-11 cm long, and weighs 4-5 g. Adults are a metallic olive green above and buffy in the lower breast. The tail and primary wings are rufous in color and slightly f...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/buff_bellied_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Calliope Hummingbird  [Stellula calliope]
The Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope, is a very small hummingbird and the smallest bird found in Canada and the United States. It is the only member of the Stellula genus. These birds have glossy green on the back and crown with white underparts. T...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/calliope_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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Chimney Swift  [Chaetura pelagica]
The Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a small swift. Physical description In flight, this bird looks like a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is a sooty grey-brown; the throat, breast, underwings and rump are paler. They have sho...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/chimney_swift/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Common Swift  [Apus apus]
Young bird, not yet able to fly The Common Swift (Apus apus) is a small bird, superficially similar to the barn swallow or house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes. T...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/common_swift/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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Costa's Hummingbird  [Calypte costae]
The Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a species of hummingbird.The Costa's Hummingbird is very small, a mature adult growing to only 3 to 3˝ inches in length. The male Costa's has a mainly green back and flanks, a small black tail and wings, and pat...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/costas_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Apr 04, 2018
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Cozumel Emerald  [Chlorostilbon forficatus]
The Cozumel Emerald (Chlorostilbon forficatus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cozumel_emerald/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Cuban Emerald  [Chlorostilbon ricordii]
The Cuban Emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bahamas, Cuba, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropica...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cuban_emerald/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Green-breasted Mango  [Anthracothorax prevostii]
The Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) is a hummingbird from tropical America. The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalist Florent Prévost.Adults of this medium-sized hummingbird species are 11-12 cm in length. Males a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/green_breasted_mango/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Green-throated Carib  [Eulampis holosericeus]
The Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, north-east Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint-Bart...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/green_throated_carib/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Jamaican Mango  [Anthracothorax mango]
The Jamaican Mango (Anthracothorax mango) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is an endemic species of Jamaica, meaning, it is found only on the island of Jamaica and nowhere else in the world. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/jamaican_mango/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Little Swift  [Apus affinis]
In Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The Little Swift (Apus affinis), or House Swift, is a small bird, superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodi...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/little_swift/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Lucifer Hummingbird  [Calothorax lucifer]
The Lucifer Hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer is a medium-sized, up to 10cm long, green hummingbird with long decurved bill, small wings and white streak behind eye. The male has an iridescent plumage, forked dark tail, green crown, long magenta gorget and...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/lucifer_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Magnificent Hummingbird  [Eugenes fulgens]
The Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) is a large hummingbird that breeds in mountains from the southwestern United States to western Panama. It is the only member of the genus Eugenes, although the northern subspecies E. f. spectabilis has on occa...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/magnificent_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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Plain-capped Starthroat  [Heliomaster constantii]
The Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii, is a large-sized hummingbird. It is 11-12 cm long, and weighs approximately 7-8 g. Adults are colored predominantly metallic bronze on their upper-parts, tail, back and crown. The bird has a dark eye-st...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/plain_capped_starthroat/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird  [Archilochus colubris]
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of hummingbird that regularly nests east of the Mississippi River in North America.The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is 7-9 cm long with an 8-11 cm wingspan,...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ruby_throated_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Rufous Hummingbird  [Selasphorus rufus]
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm long with a long, straight and very slender bill. The female is slightly larger than the male.The adult male, shown in the photo, has a white breast, rufous face, upperparts, flanks...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/rufous_hummingbird/ - Last revised: May 01, 2023
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Streamertail  [Trochilus polytmus]
The Streamertails are hummingbirds in the genus Trochilus that is endemic to Jamaica. It is the type genus of the Trochilidae family. Today most authorities consider the two taxa in this genus as separate species, but some (e.g. AOU) continue to treat the...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/streamertail/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Vaux's Swift  [Chaetura vauxi]
The Vaux's Swift, Chaetura vauxi, breeds in highlands from southern Alaska to central California and from southern Mexico, the northern Yucatán Peninsula, to eastern Panama and northern Venezuela. The United States' populations are migratory, wintering fr...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/vauxs_swift/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Violet-crowned Hummingbird  [Amazilia violiceps]
The Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 10 cm long and weighs approximately 5 g.The bird is best distinguished by its violet colored cap, from where it gets its name. Adults are colored predominantly a dark...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/violet_crowned_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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White-eared Hummingbird  [Hylocharis leucotis]
The White-eared Hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis, is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 9-10 cm long, and weighs approximately 3-4 g.Adults are colored predominantly green on their upperparts and breast. The undertail coverts are predominately white. The t...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/white_eared_hummingbird/ - Last revised: Aug 06, 2020
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White-throated Swift  [Aeronautes saxatalis]
The White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) is a swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, south to Honduras. It is migratory, and travels to the southern part of its range in winter, as far north along the Pacific coast as the Cal...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/white_throated_swift/ - Last revised: Nov 04, 2022
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