List of hummingbird genera in taxonomic order

This is a List of hummingbird genera arranged alphabetically by subfamily. List of hummingbirds has a complete species list sortable by common and binomial name.

Taxonomic lists of both genera and species are available at the subfamily pages Phaethornithinae and Trochilinae.

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Subfamily Phaethornithinae

Hermit hummingbirds. Relatively dull. Iridescence slight and typically limited to the upperparts. Most have a dark face and elongated central rectrices with white, buff or ochraceous tips. Long bills slightly decurved in most species, but much variation across group.

• Genus Anopetia – broad-tipped hermit
• Genus Eutoxeres – sicklebills (2 species)
• Genus Glaucis (3 species)
• Genus Phaethornis – typical hermits (about 25 species)
• Genus Ramphodon – saw-billed hermit
• Genus Threnetes – barbthroats (2-4 species, depending on taxonomy)

Subfamily Trochilinae

Typical hummingbirds. An incredible range of colors, shapes and sizes. Bills vary wildly. Sexes usually quite different in color; females often have metallic green upperparts and spangles on their white underside.

• Genus Abeillia – emerald-chinned hummingbird
• Genus Adelomyia – speckled hummingbird
• Genus Aglaeactis – sunbeams (4 species)
• Genus Aglaiocercus – sylphs (3 species)
• Genus Amazilia (29 species)
  • Agyrtria group – Agyrtria emeralds
  • Polyerata group – Polyerata emeralds
  • Saucerottia group - Saucerottia emeralds (probably one recently extinct subspecies)
• Genus Androdon – tooth-billed hummingbird
• Genus Anthocephala – blossomcrown
• Genus Anthracothorax – mangos (7 species)
• Genus Archilochus (2 species)
• Genus Atthis (2 species)
• Genus Augastes – visorbearers (2 species)
• Genus Avocettula – fiery-tailed awlbill
• Genus Basilinna (2 species, recently split from Hylocharis)
• Genus Boissonneaua – coronets (3 species)
• Genus Calliphlox – Calliphlox woodstars (4 species)
• Genus Calothorax – Calothorax sheartails (2 species)
• Genus Calypte (2 species)
• Genus Campylopterus – sabrewings (12 species)
• Genus Chalybura – plumeleteers (2 species)
• Genus Chaetocercus – Chaetocercus woodstars (6 species)
• Genus Chalcostigma – Chalcostigma thornbills (5 species)
• Genus Chlorestes – blue-chinned sapphire
• Genus Chlorostilbon – typical emeralds (17 species, 2 recently extinct)

• Genus Chrysolampis – ruby-topaz hummingbird
• Genus Chrysuronia – golden-tailed sapphire
• Genus Clytolaema – brazilian ruby
• Genus Coeligena – incas and starfrontlets (13 species)
• Genus Colibri – violet-ears (4 species)
• Genus Cyanophaia - blue-headed hummingbird
• Genus Cynanthus (2 species)
• Genus Damophila – violet-bellied hummingbird
• Genus Discosura – thorntails (5 species, possibly one recently extinct)
• Genus Doricha – typical sheartails (2 species)
• Genus Doryfera – lancebills (2 species)
• Genus Elvira – Elvira emeralds (2 species)
• Genus Ensifera – sword-billed hummingbird
• Genus Eriocnemis – typical pufflegs (12 species, one probably recently extinct)
• Genus Eugenes – magnificent hummingbird
• Genus Eulampis – caribs (2 species)
• Genus Eulidia – Chilean woodstar
• Genus Eupetomena – swallow-tailed hummingbird
• Genus Eupherusa (4 species)
• Genus Eurotrochilus - prehistoric genus from Europe
• Genus Florisuga – jacobins (2 species)
• Genus Goethalsia – rufous-cheeked hummingbird
• Genus Goldmania – violet-capped hummingbird
• Genus Haplophaedia – Haplophaedia pufflegs (3 species)
• Genus Heliactin – horned sungem
• Genus Heliangelus – sunangels (9 species, one probably recently extinct)
• Genus Heliodoxa – brilliants (9 species)
• Genus Heliomaster – starthroats (4 species)
• Genus Heliothryx – fairies (2 species)
• Genus Hylocharis – typical sapphires (5 species)
• Genus Hylonympha – scissor-tailed hummingbird
• Genus Klais – violet-headed hummingbird
• Genus Lafresnaya – mountain velvetbreast
• Genus Lampornis – typical mountaingems (6-8 species)
• Genus Lamprolaima – garnet-throated hummingbird
• Genus Lepidopyga (3 species)
• Genus Lesbia – trainbearers (2 species)
• Genus Leucippus (4 species)
• Genus Leucochloris – white-throated hummingbird
• Genus Loddigesia – marvelous spatuletail
• Genus Lophornis – coquettes (10 species)
• Genus Mellisuga (2 species)
• Genus Metallura – metaltails (9 species)
• Genus Microchera – snowcap
• Genus Microstilbon – slender-tailed woodstar
• Genus Myrmia – short-tailed woodstar
• Genus Myrtis – purple-collared woodstar

• Genus Ocreatus – booted racket-tail
• Genus Opisthoprora – mountain avocetbill
• Genus Oreonympha – bearded mountaineer
• Genus Oreopyra – white-bellied mountaingem (recently split from Lampornis)
• Genus Oreotrochilus – hillstars (6 species)
• Genus Orthorhyncus – Antillean crested hummingbird
• Genus Oxypogon – bearded helmetcrests (4 species)
• Genus Panterpe – fiery-throated hummingbird
• Genus Patagona – giant hummingbird
• Genus Phaeochroa – scaly-breasted hummingbird
• Genus Phlogophilus – piedtails (2 species)
• Genus Polyonymus – bronze-tailed comet
• Genus Polytmus – goldenthroats (3 species)
• Genus Pterophanes – great sapphirewing
• Genus Ramphomicron – typical thornbills (2 species)
• Genus Rhodopis – oasis hummingbird
• Genus Sappho – red-tailed comet
• Genus Schistes - wedge-billed hummingbird (sometimes included in Augastes)
• Genus Selasphorus (7 species)
• Genus Sephanoides – firecrowns (2 species)
• Genus Stephanoxis – plovercrest
• Genus Sternoclyta – violet-chested hummingbird
• Genus Taphrolesbia – gray-bellied comet
• Genus Taphrospilus - many-spotted hummingbird
• Genus Thalurania – woodnymphs (6 species)
• Genus Thaumastura – Peruvian sheartail
• Genus Tilmatura – sparkling-tailed woodstar
• Genus Topaza – topazes (2 species)
• Genus Trochilus – streamertails (2 species)
• Genus Urochroa – white-tailed hillstar
• Genus Urosticte – whitetips (2 species)