
Bee Hummingbirds, Emeralds, Mountain-gems, and Allies
Trochilinae
Trochilinae is one of the six subfamilies that make up the hummingbird family Trochilidae.
The subfamily is divided into three tribes: Lampornithini (mountain gems) containing 18 species, Mellisugini (bees) containing 37 species and Trochilini (emeralds) containing 115 species.
10 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 164 known species

Bee Hummingbirds and Allies
tribeMellisugini

Emerald Hummingbirds and Allies
tribeTrochilini

Mountain-gems and Allies
tribeLampornithini

Anna's and Costa's Hummingbirds × Broad-billed Hummingbirds and Allies
genushybridCalypte × Cynanthus

Eugenes × Saucerottia
genushybridEugenes × Saucerottia

Archilochus × Cynanthus
genushybridArchilochus × Cynanthus

Basilinna × Selasphorus
genushybridBasilinna × Selasphorus
Magnificent Hummingbirds × Ruby-throated and Black-chinned Hummingbirds
genushybridEugenes × Archilochus
Magnificent Hummingbirds × Anna's and Costa's Hummingbirds
genushybridEugenes × Calypte
Basilinna × Eugenes
genushybridBasilinna × Eugenes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1542290.