Hummingbirds

Topaza pyra
Spanish name: Topacio Fúlgido

Size: Male 7.5 in | 19 cm
Habitat: Dense, primary rainforest with a thick canopy and diverse vegetation.
Height: <400 m

Photo: © Silvia Faustino Linhares eBird S39329718 Macaulay Library ML 69606621

Florisuga mellivora
Spanish name: Colibrí Nuquiblanco

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, montane forests, humid lowland forests, and forest edges.
Height: <1900 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Eutoxeres aquila
Spanish name: Pico-de-hoz Coliverde

Size: 4.7 in | 12 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forests and montane forests.
Height: <2400 m

Photo: © Nick Athanas eBird S15030008 Macaulay Library ML 120983641

Eutoxeres condamini
Spanish name: Pico-de-hoz- Colicanelo

Size: 4.7 in | 12 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forests and montane forests.
Height: <1500 m

Photo: © David F. Belmonte eBird S121996487 Macaulay Library ML504076661

Glaucis aeneus
Spanish name: Ermitaño Bronceado

Size: 3.5 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Understory and lower levels of forests, where they can forage for nectar from a variety of flowering plants.
Height: <1500 m

Photo: © Fernando Burgalin Sequeria eBird S74149528 Macaulay Library ML 268296901

Glaucis hirsutus
Spanish name: Ermitaño Canelo

Size: 4.2 in | 10.7 cm
Habitat: Dense vegetation, shrubby borders and forest understory.
Height: <1800 m

Photo: © Chelsea Sampson iStock/Getty Images Plus

Threnetes ruckeri
Spanish name: Ermitaño Barbudo

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Thick vegetation cover that offers shelter and nesting sites, contributing to their overall habitat suitability.
Height: 1200 m

Photo: © Luke Seitz eBird S35266025 Macaulay Library ML 54054171

Threnetes leucurus
Spanish name: Ermitaño Coliblanco

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, humid lowlands and humid montane forests, swamp forests, second growth, brushy pastures.
Height: <700 m

Photo: © Rob Felix eBird S42343238 Macaulay Library ML 113025361

Phaethornis rupurumii
Spanish name: Ermitaño Orinocense

Size: 3.5 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, humid montane forests, and forest edges.
Height: <250 m

Photo: © … … eBird S39866132 Macaulay Library ML 71657951

Phaethornis atrimentalis
Spanish name: Ermitaño Gorginegro

Size: 3.3in | 8.4 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, humid montane forests, and forest edges. They are attracted to areas with abundant flowers with tubular shapes.
Height: <500 m

Photo: © Nick Athanas eBird S50285173 Macaulay Library ML 125719721

Phaethornis striigularis
Spanish name: Ermitaño Gorgirrayado

Size: 3.5 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, humid montane forests, and forest edges.
Height: <1300 m

Photo: © Jiri Hrebicek iStock/Getty Images Plus

Phaethornis griseogularis
Spanish name: Ermitaño Gorgigris

Size: 3.4 in | 8.6 cm
Habitat: Various forested habitats, including tropical rainforests, humid montane forests, and forest edges.
Height: 500 - 1500 m

Photo: © Peter Hawrylyshyn eBird S25288385 Macaulay Library ML 64079801

Phaethornis ruber
Spanish name: Ermitaño Rojizo

Size: 3.2 in | 8 cm
Habitat: Prefers dense, humid forests, including primary and secondary growth forests, as well as forest edges and clearings. They are often found in the understory and lower canopy levels of the forest.
Height: <600 m

Photo: © Daniel Branch eBird S65064113 Macaulay Library ML 212400061

Phaethornis augusti
Spanish name: Ermitaño Gris

Size: 5.2 in | 13.2 cm
Habitat: Humid lowland and foothill forests, including primary and secondary growth forests, as well as forest edges and clearings.
Height: 500 - 1800 m

Photo: © Gabriel Leite eBird S52957523 Macaulay Library ML 141887381

Phaethoernis anthophylus
Spanish name: Ermitaño Carinegro

Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Humid lowland forests, often favoring primary and secondary growth forests, as well as forest edges and clearings.
Height: <1200 m

Photo: © Jorge Alcalá eBird S157508596 Macaulay Library ML612897924

Phaethornis hispidus
Spanish name: Ermitaño Barbiblanco

Size: 5.3 in | 13.5 cm
Habitat: Primary and secondary growth forests, as well as forest edges, clearings, and heavily wooded areas.
Height: <900 m

Photo: © Matthew sabatine eBird S31344958 Macaulay Library ML 34435981

Phaethornis yaruqui
Spanish name: Ermitaño del Pacífico

Size: 5 in | 13.2 cm
Habitat: Humid montane forests, cloud forests, and subtropical forests. They can be found in both the understory and lower canopy levels of these forests.
Height: <1800 m

Photo: ©Eduardo Lago V.

Phaethornis guy
Spanish name:  Ermitaño Verde

Size: 5.3 in | 13.5 cm
Habitat: Understory and lower canopy levels of forests, including primary and secondary growth forests, forest edges, and shaded plantations.
Height: 600 - 2200 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Spanish name: Ermitaño Leonado

Size: 5.5 in | 14 cm
Habitat: Primary and secondary growth forests, understory of humid and montane forests, and areas with dense vegetation and flowering plants.
Height: 1000 - 2400 m

Photo: © Nigel Voaden eBird S18426396 Macaulay Library ML 46027021

Phaethornis bourcieri
Spanish name: Ermitaño Piquirecto

Size: 4.8 in | 12.2 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, humid montane forests, and other forested areas with dense vegetation.
Height: <800 m

Photo: © Dave Beeke eBird S54318184 Macaulay Library ML 151156501

Phaethornis longirostris
Spanish name: Ermitaño Colilargo

Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, humid montane forests, and other wooded areas with dense vegetation.
Height: <1800 m

Photo: © Maria Jose Lou eBird S30797141 Macaulay Library ML 31480731

Phaethornis malaris
Spanish name: Ermitaño Piquigrande

Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Tropical rainforests, humid montane forests, and other forested areas with dense vegetation. They are often found in the understory and mid-canopy levels of forests.
Height: <1500 m

Photo: © Sergio LEON eBird S44274694 Macaulay Library ML 93005981

Doryfera ludovicae
Spanish name: Pico-de-lanza Frentiverde

Size: 4.3 in | 11 cm
Habitat:
Height: 900 - 2700 m

Photo: © Leonardo Valverde eBird S128265456 Macaulay Library ML 546947591

Doryfera johannae
Spanish name: Pico-de-lanza Frentiazul

Size: 3.5 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Humid montane forests, cloud forests, and other wooded areas with dense vegetation. They are often located in the mid-canopy and understory levels of forests.
Height: 400 - 1600 m

Photo: © Peter Hawrylyshyn eBird S23350015 Macaulay Library ML 56868961

Schistes albogularis
Spanish name: Colibrí Piquicuña del Chocó

Size: 3.5 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Montane forests and cloud forests.
Height: 800 - 2600 m

Photo: © Hederd Torres García eBird S41237989 Macaulay Library ML79392531

Schistes geoffroyi
Spanish name: Colibrí piquicuña

Size: 3.5 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Humid montane forest and shrubby borders. 
Height: 600 - 2600 m

Photo: © Alberto Peña eBird S68746021 Macaulay Library ML365958061

Colibri delphinae
Spanish name: Colibrí Pardo
Size: 4.3 in | 0 cm
Habitat: Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and occasionally in adjacent shrublands and plantations.
Height: 900 - 2800 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Colibri cyanotus
Spanish name: Colibrí Verdemar

Size: 3.7 in | 9.4 cm
Habitat: Montane forests, forest edges and plantations.
Height: 600 - 3000 m

Photo: © Austin Groff eBird S134222068 Macaulay Library ML 566389571

Colibri coruscans
Spanish name: Colibrí Chillón

Size: 4.8 in | 12.2 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests, humid forests, and forest edges.
Height: 1300 - 3600 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Androgen aequatorialis
Spanish name: Colibrí Piquidentado

Size: 4.4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Forests and possibly mangroves, at low to moderate elevations.
Height: <1100 m

Photo: © Hans Heinz eBird S93009621  Macaulay Library ML367356291

Heliothryx barroti
Spanish name: Hada Coliblanca

Size: 4.2 in | 10.7 cm
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests, forest edges, and gardens with suitable flowering plants.
Height: <1100 m

Photo: © Carlos Bolaños eBird S120335760Macaulay Library ML 605194081

Heliothryx auritus
Spanish name: Hada Oriental

Size: 4.2 in | 10.7 cm
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests, forest edges, and plantations with suitable flowering plants.
Height: <1000 m

Photo: © Claudia Brasileiro eBird S38631607 Macaulay Library ML 65993791

Polytmus guainumbi
Spanish name: Colibrí Llanero

Size: 3.8 in | 9.7 cm
Habitat: Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, as well as more specific areas like gallery forests, forest edges, and even urban gardens. 
Height: <1300 m

Photo: © Luiz Matos eBird S44323307 Macaulay Library ML 93278131

Polytmus theresiae
Spanish name: Colibrí Coliverde

Size: 3.4 in | 8.6 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests, humid forests, and forested areas with abundant flowering plants.
Height: <300 m

Photo: © Thibaut RIVIERE eBird S53010462  Macaulay Library ML 148859691

Chrysolampis mosquitus
Spanish name: Colibrí Rubitopacio

Size: 3.2 in | 8 cm
Habitat: Open woodlands, lowland forests, mangroves, plantations, gardens, and coastal areas.
Height: <1800 m

Photo: © Eduardo Lago V.

Avocettula recurvirostris
Spanish name: Colibrí Piquipunzón

Size: 3 in | 7.6 cm
Habitat: Dry to humid forests edges, plain with not an abundant vegetation.
Height: <300 m

Photo: © Bruno Rennó eBird S46155459 Macaulay Library ML 102626621

Anthracothorax prevostii
Spanish name: Mango Pechiverde

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Rainforests, montane forests, second-growth forests, wooded ravines, and gardens.
Height: <300 m

Photo: © Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren eBird S27660740 Macaulay Library ML 24610511

Anthracothorax nigricollis
Spanish name: Mango Pechinegro

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forests, montane forests, second-growth forests, and gardens. 
Height: <1900 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Heliangelus mavors
Spanish name: Ángel Gorginaranja

Size: 3.7 in | 9.4 cm
Habitat: High-altitude montane cloud forests and páramo habitats within its range.
Height: 2000 - 3200 m

Photo: © John Drummond eBird S35405487 Macaulay Library ML 53083821

Heliangelus clarisse
Spanish name: Ángel de Clarisse

Size: 3.7 in | 9.4 cm
Habitat: High-altitude montane cloud forests, and páramo habitats
Height: 2000 - 3300 m

Photo: © Sarah M eBird S101769102 Macaulay Library ML 467934931

Heliangelus strophianus
Spanish name: Ángel Nariñense

Size: 3.7 in | 9.4 cm
Habitat:
Height: 1200 -2800 m

Photo: © Devin Griffiths eBird S38008356 Macaulay Library ML 68582301

Heliangelus exortis
Spanish name: Ángel Gorgiturmalina

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Montane forests, cloud forests, and forest edges at high elevations.
Height: 2000 - 3400 m

Photo: © Eduardo Lago V.

Discosura conversii
Spanish name: Cola-de-lira Verde

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. They are often found in the canopy and forest edges of these mountainous regions.
Height: 100 - 1400 m

Photo © Luis A. Materon

Discosura popelairii
Spanish name: Cola-de-lira Guamero

Size: Male 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Female 2.6 in | 6.6 cm
Habitat: Montane rainforests, cloud forests, and forest edges at higher elevations.
Height: 500 - 1600 m

Photo: © Ed Harper eBird S48400062 Macaulay Library ML 114288351

Discosura langsdorffi
Spanish name: Cola-de-lira Tronador

Size: Male 4.5 | 11.4 cm
Female 2.6 in | 6.6 cm
Habitat: Montane rainforests, cloud forests, and forest edges at higher elevations.
Height: <400 m

Photo: ©  Nick Athanas eBird S50363415 Macaulay Library ML 126190721

Discosura longicaudus
Spanish name: Cola-de-lira Raqueta

Size: Male 4.8 in | 12.2 cm
Female 2.6 in | 6.6 cm
Habitat: Montane rainforests, cloud forests, and forest edges at higher elevations.
Height: <300 m

Photo: © Fabiano Souto Rosa eBird S41341362 Macaulay Library ML 83004131

Lophornis delattrei
Spanish name: Coqueta Crestada

Size: 2.7 in | 7 cm
Habitat: Montane forests, cloud forests, and forest edges in regions at higher elevations. Variety of flowering plants and dense vegetation.
Height: 500 - 2000 m

Photo: © Thibaud Aronson eBird S120613986 Macaulay Library ML 506540391

Lophornis stictolophus
Spanish name: Coqueta Coronada

Size: 2.7 in | 7 cm
Habitat: Tropical lowland forests, forest edges, and shrublands.
Height: 100 - 1300 m

Photo: © Nick Athanas eBird S49526125 Macaulay Library ML 120993951

Lophornis verreauxii
Spanish name: Coqueta Mariposa

Size: 3 in | 7.6 cm
Habitat: Montane forests and forest edges, scrub, white sandy soil forest
Height: <600 m

Photo: © Timo Mitzen eBird S39161841 Macaulay Library ML 249971571

Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Spanish name: Colibrí Ecuatoriano

Size: 3 in | 7.6 cm
Habitat: Forest edges, ravines, and humid mountainous forests. They feed on nectar from a variety of flowering plants
Height: 600 - 1500 m

Photo: © Ottavio Janni eBird S43255188 Macaulay Library ML 88982761

Adelomyia melanogenys
Spanish name: Colibrí Pechipunteado

Size: 3.3 in | 8.4 cm
Habitat: Humid and wet forest, montane forest, shrubby borders, gardens
Height: 1000 - 2500 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Aglaiocercus kingii
Spanish name: Cometa Verdiazul

Size: 7 in | 18 cm
Habitat: Humid montane cloud forests with dense vegetation, including moss-covered trees, epiphytes, and a variety of flowering plants that provide nectar.
Height: 1400 - 3000 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Aglaiocercus coelestis
Spanish name: Cometa Colivioleta

Size: 7 in | 18 cm cm
Habitat: Cloud forests, montane forests, and humid subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Height: 900 - 2100 m

Photo: © Eduardo Lago V.

Oreotrochilus chimborazo
Spanish name: Colibrí del Chimborazo

Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: Montane grasslands, high-altitude shrublands, and the edges of glacial valleys in the Andes.
Height: 3600 - 4300 m

Photo: © Luke Seitz eBird S51557572 Macaulay Library ML 134845421

Opisthoprora euryptera
Spanish name: Piquilezna Montañero

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Humid forest borders, shrubby slopes
Height: 2600 - 3600 m

Photo: © Dušan Brinkhuizen eBird S139960362 Macaulay Library ML 579470891

Lesbia victoriae
Spanish name: Cometa Colinegro

Size: 10 in | 25 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and mountainous areas with dense vegetation.
Height: 2500 - 4000 m

Photo: © Eduardo Lago V.

Lesbia nuna
Spanish name: Cometa Coliverde

Size: 6.5 in | 11 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and mountainous areas with dense vegetation.
Height: 2000 - 3500 m

David Jeffrey Ringer eBird S37937791 Macaulay Library ML 62476191

Ramphromicron dorsale
Spanish name: Picoespina Dorsinegro

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: Humid montane forests and forest edges
Height: 2000 - 4500 m

Photo: © Dušan Brinkhuizen eBird S64750581 Macaulay Library ML 204884671

Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Spanish name: Picoespina Dorsimorado

Size: 3.2 in | 8 cm
Habitat: Humid montane forests and forest edges at higher elevations.
Height: 1700 - 3400 m

Photo: © Andre Moncrieff eBird S116634820 Macaulay Library ML 479666321

Chalcostigma stanleyi
Spanish name: Picoespina Violeta

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: Humid forest borders, including primary and secondary forests, as well as páramo
Height: 3000 - 4200 m

Photo: © Luke Seitz eBird S7997623 Macaulay Library ML 39592981

Chalcostigma heteropogon
Spanish name: Picoespina Bronceado

Size: 5 in | 13 cm
Habitat: High Andean paramo regions, which are characterized by grassy plains and shrublands located above the treeline
Height: 2800 - 3900 m

Photo: © Neil Diaz eBird S14860440 Macaulay Library ML 43036611

Chalcostigma herrani
Spanish name: Picoespina Arcoiris

Size: 4.3 in | 11 cm
Habitat: High-altitude montane forests and cloud forests in the Andes Mountains.
Height: 2800 - 4000m

Photo: © Nick Athanas eBird S49011516 Macaulay Library ML 120999891

Oxypogon cyanolaemus
Spanish name: Barbudito Azul

Size: 4.7 in | 12 cm
Habitat: Inhabits the mossy and epiphyte-laden cloud forests of the Central Andes.
Height: 3050 - 4800 m

Photo: © sebastian ballesteros caro eBird S42263512 Macaulay Library ML 83473161

Oxypogon guerinii
Spanish name: Barbudito Verde

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: Moist montane and cloud forest habitats with dense vegetation, including mosses, epiphytes, bromeliads, and orchids.
Height: 3300 - 4600 m

Photo: ©  Jorge Muñoz García CAQUETA BIRDING eBird S38744955 Macaulay Library ML 66825541

Oxypogon stuebeli
Spanish name: Barbudito Canelo

Size: 4.3 in | 11 cm
Habitat: Nevado del Ruiz
Height: 3300 -4800 m

Photo: © Eduardo Lago V.

Metallura iracunda
Spanish name: Metalura de Perijá

Size: 4 in | 10 cm
Habitat: High-altitude cloud forests and paramo habitats of the Perijá Mountains.
Height: 2400 - 3200 m

Photo: © Phillip Edwards eBird S65011065 Macaulay Library ML 204876231

Metallura tyrianthina
Spanish name: Metalura Colirroja

Size: 3.2 in | 8 cm
Habitat: Dense cloud forests with a variety of flowering plants that provide nectar sources for the hummingbirds.
Height: 1900 - 3600 m

Photo: © Ian Davies eBird S4346845 Macaulay Library ML 31727541

Metallura (tyrianthina) districta
Spanish name: Metalura Colirroja

Size: 3.2 in | 8 cm
Habitat: High-altitude cloud forests and paramo habitats of the Santa Marta Sierra Nevada.
Height: 1900 - 3600 m

Photo: ©

Metallura (tyrianthina) tyrianthina
Spanish name: Metalura Colirroja

Size: 3.2 in | 8 cm
Habitat: Humid forest borders and areas with shrubs.
Height: 1700 - 3600 m

Photo: © Illustration by Eustace Barnes.

Metallura williami
Spanish name: Metalura Verde

Size: 3.4 in | 8.6 cm
Habitat: Humid montane cloud forests with dense vegetation, including moss-covered trees, shrubs, and epiphytes.
Height: 2800 - 3800 m

Photo: © Jay McGowan eBird S27755549 Macaulay Library ML 25855591

Metallura (williami) recisa
Spanish name: Metalura Verde

Size: 3.4 in | 8.6 cm
Habitat: Humid montane cloud forests with dense vegetation, including moss-covered trees, shrubs, and epiphytes.
Height: 2800 - 3800 m

Photo: © Illustration by Eustace Barnes.

Metallura (williami) williami
Spanish name: Metalura Verde

Size: 3.4 in | 8.6 cm
Habitat: Endemic subspecies. Humid montane cloud forests with dense vegetation, including moss-covered trees, shrubs, and epiphytes.
Height: 2800 - 3800 m

Photo: © Illustration by Eustace Barnes.

Metallura (williami) primolina
Spanish name: Metalura Verde

Size: 3.6 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Endemic subspecies. Humid montane cloud forests with dense vegetation, including moss-covered trees, shrubs, and epiphytes.
Height: 1500 - 3100 m

Photo: © Illustration by Eustace Barnes.

Haplophaedia aureliae
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Verdosos

Size: 3.6 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests and high-altitude habitats of the Andes Mountains.
Height: 1500 3100 m

Photo: ©  fernando Burgalin Sequeria eBird S139350791 Macaulay Library ML 582360431

Haplophaedia lugens
Spanish name: Calzoncitos del Pacífico

Size: 3.6 in | 9 cm
Habitat: High-altitude cloud forests, montane forests, edge habitats where cloud forests meet open areas
Height: 1200 - 2500 m

Photo: © Luisa Arndt eBird S46949884 Macaulay Library ML 106376771

Eriocnemis isabellae
Spanish name: Zamarrito del Pinche

Size: 3.6 in | 9 cm
Habitat: Dense vegetation, including tall trees, shrubs, and understory vegetation.
Height: 2600 - 3200 m

Photo: © Fundación Ecohabitats Macaulay Library ML 307771831

Eriocnemis vestita
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Relucientes

Size: 3.6 in | 9 cm
Habitat: High-altitude cloud forests, dense vegetation, including tree canopies and understory vegetation.
Height: 2200 - 3700 m

Photo: ©  Neil Diaz eBird S14873342 Macaulay Library ML 43037591

Eriocnemis derbyi
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Piernioscuro

Size: 3.6 in | 9 cm
Habitat: High-altitude cloud forests, forest edges, clearings, and disturbed areas
Height: 2700 - 3650 m

Photo: ©  Eduardo Lago V.

Eriocnemis godini
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Gorgiturquesa

Size: 3.6 in | 9 cm
Habitat: High-altitude cloud forests along the Andes mountain range.
Height: 2800 - 3300 m

Photo: © Richard Allen Macaulay Library

Eriocnemis cupreoventris
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Cobrizo

Size: 4.8 in | 12.2 cm
Habitat: Cloud forests with dense vegetation, including tall trees, shrubs, and a diverse array of flowering plants that provide nectar for their diet.
Height: 2900 - 3600 m

Photo: © Patrick Van ThulleBird S39196810Macaulay Library ML 69470441

Eriocnemis luciani
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Colilargo

Size: 4.8 in | 12.2 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests with dense vegetation, including tall trees, epiphytes, mosses, and a variety of flowering plants that provide nectar for their diet.
Height: 2900 - 3600 m

Photo: © David Marques eBird S50717491 Macaulay Library ML 131175901

Eriocnemis mosquera
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Áureo

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: Dense, humid cloud forests with a diverse array of vegetation, including tall trees, epiphytes, mosses, and a variety of flowering plants that provide nectar, which is the primary food source for these hummingbirds.
Height: 2500 - 3600 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon

Eriocnemis mirabilis
Spanish name: Calzoncitos de Munchique

Size: 3.3 in | 8.4 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests at high altitudes, tall trees, epiphytes, mosses, and various flowering plants.
Height: 2200 - 2800 m

Photo: © Nigel Voaden eBird S18312247 Macaulay Library ML 45289601

Eriocnemis aline
Spanish name: Calzoncitos Diminuto

Size: 3 in | 7.6 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests of the Andes Mountains. Dense vegetation, tall trees, epiphytes, mosses, and a variety of flowering plants.
Height: 1600 - 2800 m

Photo: © Peter Hawrylyshyn eBird S17279519 Macaulay Library ML 57330971

Aglaeactis cupripennis
Spanish name: Colibrí Paramuno

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: High-altitude montane and cloud forests in the Andes mountain range.
Height: 2600 - 3600 m

Photo: © Eduardo Lago V.

Coeligena coeligena
Spanish name: Inca Bronceado

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: The cool temperatures and high humidity of montane forests provide an ideal habitat for the Bronzy Inca.
Height: 1400 - 2600 m

Photo: © Andres Vasquez Noboa eBird S50429001 Macaulay Library ML 262855041

Coeligena brunellei
Spanish name: Inca Negro

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests characterized by their high humidity and diverse plant life.
Height: 1400 - 2700 m

Photo: © Chantelle du Plessis (Andes EcoTours) eBird S32584449 Macaulay Library ML 40620201

Coeligena wilsoni
Spanish name: Inca Pardo

Size: 4.3 in | 11 cm
Habitat: Montane cloud forests characterized by their high humidity, lush vegetation, and diverse plant life.
Height: 700 - 2200 m

Photo: © Nigel Voaden eBird S18426320 Macaulay Library ML 56776941

Coeligena conradii
Spanish name: Inca verde

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat:Dense montane cloud forests with a diverse mix of vegetation. These forests have a multi-layered canopy and a rich understory of shrubs, ferns, and mosses.
Height: 2000 - 3000 m

Photo: © Margareta Wieser eBird S65129287 Macaulay Library ML 205431991

Coeligena torquata
Spanish name: Inca Collarejo

Size: 4.5 in | 11.4 cm
Habitat: Dense montane cloud forests with a diverse array of vegetation. These forests have a multi-layered canopy and a rich understory of shrubs, ferns, and mosses.
Height: 1500 - 3000 m

Photo: © Luis A. Materon