About Hummingbirds

Overview

The Hummingbirds are a family of birds (Latin: Trochilidae) within the order Swifts and Hummingbirds. Worldwide the family includes about 112 genera and 366 species. Its members are primarily distributed across South America, Middle America, the Nearctic. Notable genera include Phaethornis, Coeligena, Lophornis. Apodiformes unite the swifts and the hummingbirds, a large and diverse order of 478 species found on every continent except Antarctica.

Classification

Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds); Order: Swifts and Hummingbirds; about 112 genera and 366 species.

Distribution

Primarily across South America, Middle America, the Nearctic.