BIRDS OF ECUADOR
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ecuador boasts some 130 species of hummingbirds, compared to just 14 seen regularly in the U.S. with just a single species, the ruby-throated hummingbird, found regularly east of the Mississippi River.
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Andean Emerald
Amazilia franciae
Amazilia franciae
Brown Inca
Coeligena wilsoni
Coeligena wilsoni
Buff-tailed Coronet
Boissonneaua flavescens
Boissonneaua flavescens
Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Boissonneaua matthewsii
Boissonneaua matthewsii
Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata
Coeligena torquata
Empress Brilliant
Heliodoxa imperatrix
Heliodoxa imperatrix
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides
Heliodoxa rubinoides
Giant Hummingbird
Patagona gigas
Patagona gigas
Green Thorntail
Discosura conversii
Discosura conversii
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
Heliodoxa jacula
Green-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania fannyi
Thalurania fannyi
Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingi
Aglaiocercus kingi
Purple-throated Woodstar
Calliphlox mitchelii
Calliphlox mitchelii
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia tzacatl
Shining Sunbeam
Aglaiactis cupripennis
Aglaiactis cupripennis
Sparkling Violet-ear
Colibri coruscans
Colibri coruscans
Speckled Hummingbird
Adelomyia melanogenys
Adelomyia melanogenys
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Ensifera ensifera
Ensifera ensifera
Tourmaline Sunangel
Heliangelis exortis
Heliangelis exortis
Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina
Metallura tyrianthina
Velvet-Purple Coronet
Boissonneaua jardini
Boissonneaua jardini
Violet-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus coelestis
Aglaiocercus coelestis
White-bellied Woodstar
Chaetocercus mulsant
Chaetocercus mulsant
White-whiskered Hermit
Phaethornis yaruqui
Phaethornis yaruqui