Trochilidae

Hummingbirds

A tilt of the head sets the color alight, then takes it clean out of sight.

11 photographs

Crowned Woodnymph, Costa Rica Crowned WoodnymphThalurania colombica Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Costa Rica Fiery-throated HummingbirdPanterpe insignis Green-breasted Mango (female), Costa Rica Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii Green-breasted Mango (male), Costa Rica Green-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii Long-billed Hermit, Costa Rica Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Nebraska Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris Rufous Hummingbird, Arizona Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Costa Rica Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl Snowcap (female), Costa Rica SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata Snowcap (male), Costa Rica SnowcapMicrochera albocoronata Violet Sabrewing, Costa Rica Violet SabrewingCampylopterus hemileucurus