Checklist of Hummingbirds of
UNITED STATES

The following 27 species of hummingbirds have been reported from UNITED STATES; three species are rare or accidental and one is endemic.

Taxonomy is after Clements 5th edition (updated 2004).

Click on the word "PHOTOS" below for illustrations of selected hummingbird species.(NOTE: If you have a clear photo of any of the species below and would like to submit it for posting on this Operation RubyThroat Web site, please send it via E-mail to PROJECTS with photographer's name, date & location of photo, and anecdotal info about the bird.)

Species in GREEN have been captured in the U.S. as part of Operation RubyThroat research activities.

  1. Green Violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus --PHOTOS
  2. Green-breasted Mango, Anthracothorax prevostii --PHOTOS
  3. Black-throated Mango, Anthracothorax nigricollis
  4. Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus
  5. Cuban Emerald, Chlorostilbon ricordii --PHOTOS
  6. Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris --PHOTOS
  7. Xantus's Hummingbird, Hylocharis xantusii (Rare or Accidental) --PHOTOS
  8. White-eared Hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis --PHOTOS
  9. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
  10. Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Amazilia yucatanensis --PHOTOS
  11. Cinnamon Hummingbird, Amazilia rutila
  12. Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps --PHOTOS
  13. Berylline Hummingbird, Saucerottia beryllina
  14. Blue-throated Hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae --PHOTOS
  15. Magnificent (Rivoli's) Hummingbird, Heliodoxa fulgens --PHOTOS
  16. Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii --PHOTOS
  17. Bahama Woodstar, Calliphlox evelynae (Rare or Accidental)
  18. Lucifer Hummingbird, Calothorax lucifer --PHOTOS
  19. Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris --PHOTOS
  20. Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri --PHOTOS
  21. Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna --PHOTOS
  22. Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae --PHOTOS
  23. Bumblebee Hummingbird, Atthis heloisa (Rare or Accidental)
  24. Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope --PHOTOS
  25. Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus --PHOTOS
  26. Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus --PHOTOS
  27. Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin (Endemic) --PHOTOS

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NOTE: Although Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are the primary focus of "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project", we are also interested in other hummingbird species--especially vagrants that appear in winter (mid-October through mid-March) in the eastern U.S. If you know of a wintering hummingbird east of the Mississippi, please report it to the Research Department at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History. We will contact a local hummingbird bander about capturing the bird, identifying and banding it, and releasing it unharmed.

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