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Hummingbirds represent the second largest bird family in the world, Trochilidae, behind only the western hemisphere flycatchers of Tyrannidae. It's always fun to watch hummingbirds in North America, but we are limited to about a dozen species. The center of hummingbird diversity lies in the Peruvian Andes.
Check out this photo gallery of hummingbirds from Peru, where single feeding stations can host up to 25 species!
Hummingbirds represent the second largest bird family in the world, Trochilidae, behind only the western hemisphere flycatchers of Tyrannidae. It's always fun to watch hummingbirds in North America, but we are limited to about a dozen species. The center of hummingbird diversity lies in the Peruvian Andes.
Check out this photo gallery of hummingbirds from Peru, where single feeding stations can host up to 25 species!
Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Amethyst-throated Sunangel ...
… yes, the same bird as in the prior photo.
Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Fawn-breasted Brilliant ...
… Long-tailed Sylph in the background
Giant Hummingbird
The largest hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
Gould's Jewelfront
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Long-tailed Hermit ...
… from one of the oldest of the hummingbird lineages.
Long-billed Starthroat
Long-tailed Sylph
Long-tailed Sylph
Long-tailed Sylph ...
… up close and personal.
Marvelous Spatuletail ...
… ‘hyper-endemic’ and one of the most sought-after of all the hummingbirds.
Purple-backed Thornbill
Rainbow Starfrontlet
Rufous-crested Coquette
Rufous-crested Coquette
Rufous-crested Coquette ...
… female
Royal Sunangel
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Shining Sunbeam
Shining Sunbeam
Tyrian Metaltail ...
… female
Sparkling Violet-ear
Tumbes Hummingbird
White-necked Jacobin
White-tufted Sunbeam