Hummingbirds
Order: Trochiliformes. Family: Trochilidae
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. There are 9 species which occur in Chile.
- Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans
- Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella
- White-sided Hillstar Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
- Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Juan Fernandez Firecrown Sephanoides fernandensis (E)
- Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper
- Peruvian Sheartail Thaumastura cora
- Chilean Woodstar Eulidia yarrellii
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Chile