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According to the ancient people of Kuna, the first residents of Ecuador and Colombia, “Hummingbirds are transporters of the thoughts of men through the living and the dead.” The 132 Ecuadorian hummingbirds register 40% of all the species in America, the only continent where hummingbirds coexist.

Andean Emerald
Amazilia Andina

Black -tailed Trainbearer
Colibrí Colilargo Mayor
Lesbia victoria

Booted Racket-tail
Colibrí de Raquetas
Ocreatus underwoodii

Brown Inca
Inca Pardo
Coeligena wilsoni

Brown Violetear
Colibrí Pardo
Colibri delphinae

Buff-tailed Coronet
Colibrí Colihabano
Boissonneaua flavescens

Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Colibrí Pechirrojo
Boissonneaua matthewsii

Collared Inca
Inca Acollarado
Coeligena torquata

Crowned Woodnymph
Zafiro Coroniazul
Thalurania colombica

Ecuadorian Hillstar
Colibrí del Chimborazo
Oreotrochilus chimborazo

Empress Brilliant
Brillante Emperador
Heliodoxa imperatrix

Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Brillante Pechigamuza
Heliodoxa rubinoides

Glowing Puffleg
Calzadito Reluciente
Eriocnemis vestita

Gorgeted Sunangel
Colibrí Pectoral
Heliangelus strophianus

Green Thorntail
Rabudito Verde
Discosura conversii

Green-crowned Brilliant
Brillante Coroniverde
Heliodoxa jacula

Mountain Velvetbreast
Colibrí Aterciopelado
Lafresnaya lafreesnayi


Lesser Violetear
Colibrí Chico
Colibri cyanotus


Long-tailed Sylph
Colibrí Coludo Azul
Aglaiocercus kingii


Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Colibrí Puntablanca Occidental
Urosticte benjamini


Purple-chested Hummingbird
Amazilia de Rosenberg
Polyerata rosengergi


Purple-throated Woodstar
Colibrí de Mitchell
Philodice mitchellii


Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Colibrí Cola Canela
Amazilia tzacatl


Shining Sunbeam
Colibrí Cobrizo
Aglaeactis cupripennis


Sparkling Violetear
Colibrí Rutilante
Colibri coruscans


White-bellied Woodstar
Colibrí de Mulsant
Chaetocercus mulsant


Speckled Hummingbird
Colibrí Jaspeado
Adelomyia melongenys


Sword-billed Hummingbird
Colibrí Picoespada
Ensifera ensifera


Tourmaline Sunangel
Colibrí Turmalina
Heliangelus exortis


Tyrian Metaltail
Metalura Tiria
Metallura tyrianthina


Velvet-purple Coronet
Colibrí Sietecolores
Boissonneaua jardini


Violet-tailed Sylph
Cometa Colivioleta
Aglaiocercus coelestis


Western Emerald
Esmeralda Occidental
Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus


White-necked Jacobin
Colibrí Capucha Azul
Florisuga mellivora


White-whiskered Hermit
Ermitaño de Yaruqui
Phaethornis yaruqui


Green-breasted Mango
Colibrí Garganta Negra
Anthracothorax prevostii



Mountain Velvetbreast
Colibrí Aterciopelado
Lafresnaya lafresnayi


Purple-crowned Fairy
Colibrí Hada Enmascarada
Eriocnemis luciani


Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Calzadito Colilargo Norteño
Eriocnemis luciani