[order] Apodiformes | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Colibri delphinae | [UK] Brown Violetear | [FR] Colibri de Delphine | [DE] Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri | [ES] Colibri Pardo | [IT] Colibri orecchieviola bruno | [NL] Bruine Violetoorkolibrie Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The 11.5 cm long, 6.5-7 g weight Brown Violet-ear is unmistakable; it is mainly dull […]
Category: Apodiformes
Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)
[order] APODIFORMES | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Chaetura spinicaudus | [UK] Band-rumped Swift | [FR] Martinet spinicaude | [DE] Dornensegler | [ES] Vencejo Lomiblanco | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Chaetura spinicaudus LA Panama to c Brazil Chaetura spinicaudus aetherodroma Panama to w Colombia and w Ecuador […]
Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura)
[order] APODIFORMES | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Chaetura brachyura | [UK] Short-tailed Swift | [FR] Martinet polioure | [DE] Stutzschwanz-Segler | [ES] Vencejo Rabon | [NL] Kortstaartgierzwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Aeronautes brachyura Chaetura brachyura LA Panama through Amazonia Chaetura brachyura brachyura Panama to Trinidad and the […]
Blue tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Chlorostilbon mellisugus | [UK] Blue-tailed Emerald | [FR] emeraude orvert | [DE] Smaragdkolibri | [ES] Esmeralda de Cola Azul | [IT] Colibri smeraldo codablu | [NL] Blauwstaart-smaragdkolibrie Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Chlorostilbon mellisugus SA n, ne Chlorostilbon mellisugus caribaeus ne […]
Lucifer Sheartail (Calothorax lucifer)
[order] APODIFORMES | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Calothorax lucifer | [UK] Lucifer Sheartail | [FR] Colibri lucifer | [DE] Luziferkolibri | [ES] Colibri Lucifer | [NL] Luciferkolibrie Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Note the decurved bill. Male has a purple throat, rusty or buffy sides. No purple on crown (as in Costa’s); tail deeply forked, […]
Green throated Mango (Anthracothorax viridigula)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Anthracothorax viridigula | [UK] Green-throated Mango | [FR] Mango a cravate verte | [DE] Smaragdkehl-Mangokolibri | [ES] Mango Gorgiverde | [IT] Mango golaverde | [NL] Groenkeelmango Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The male has glossy bright green upperparts with a copper tinge, especially on the rump. His throat […]
Sicks Swift (Chaetura meridionalis)
[order] APODIFORMES | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Chaetura meridionalis | [UK] Sicks Swift | [FR] Martinet de Sick | [DE] Sicks-Segler | [ES] Vencejo de tormenta | [NL] Sicks Gierzwaluw Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Upperparts dark smoky brown. Rump and upper tail-coverts smoky tail. Tail ashy grey with dark shafts and protruding spines, Throat […]
Great billed Hermit (Phaethornis malaris)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Phaethornis malaris | [UK] Great-billed Hermit | [FR] Ermite a long bec | [DE] Dunkler Schattenkolibri | [ES] Ermitano Picogrande | [IT] Colibri del sole beccogrande | [NL] Langsnavel-heremietkolibrie Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Phaethornis malaris SA Amazonia, e Brazil Phaethornis […]
Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
[order] APODIFORMES | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Eugenes fulgens | [UK] Magnificent Hummingbird | [FR] Colibri de Rivoli | [DE] Dickschnabelkolibri | [ES] Colibri Magnifico | [NL] Rivoli’s Kolibrie Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Hylonympha fulgens Eugenes fulgens NA, MA sw USA to Panama Eugenes fulgens fulgens sw […]
Black throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Trochilidae | [latin] Anthracothorax nigricollis | [UK] Black-throated Mango | [FR] Mango a cravate noire | [DE] Schwarzbrust-Mangokolibri | [ES] Mango Gorginegro | [IT] Mango collonero | [NL] Zwartkeelmango Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The male has glossy bright green upperparts. His throat and chest are matt black, bordered with blue-green. […]