Trinidad and Tobago Hummingbirds
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Notes | Size | Call | Behaviour | Where seen | Seasonality | Commonality | IUCN Red List Status |
| Phaethornis longuemareus | Little Hermit | Bronze green, rufous, white tipped elongated tail, long decurved bill | 4″ | Light squeek | Skittish | Forest edges, some gardens | Year round | Less common | Least concern |
| Glaucis hirsutus | Rufous-Breasted Hermit | Bronze green/ rufous, strongly decurved bill, rounded, white tipped tail | 5″ | Sweet – single high pitched note | Skittish | Forests, gardens at low level | Year round | More common | Least concern |
| Phaethornis guy | Large, green above, grey below, strongly decurved bill | 6.5″ | Sharp squeek | Restless, may be found in leks | Hill forests, often in undergrowth, some gardens. | Year round | Less common | ||
| Campylopterus ensipenis | Large, bright green. Male – dark blue throat. White tail feathers. Female less blue on throat. | 5″ | Single loud note, fairly high pitched | Fearless, inquisitive | Tobago rainforest, north of Mason Hall | Year round | Increasing | ||
| Chrysolampis mosquitus | Medium size – Male- dark brown upper, red head, yellow breast, chestnut tail. Female – Bronze green above, grey below, tail chestnut with white tips. Juvenile as female but outer tail violet | 3.5″ | Tsip – high pitched single note | Dominant at feeders, male likes to display tail, head, throat | Open country, gardens | January to August | Common | ||
| Florisuga mellivora | Large blue, green, white tail (male), Green upper, white green breast (female) | 4.5″ | Tit-tit-tit high pitched | Gregarious, often seen fanning white tails | Forest, higher elevations, gardens | Year round | Common | ||
| Colibri delphinae | Large brown | 4.75″ | Chip-chip-chip-chip-chip – 5 syllable loud call | Dominant | Forest, higher elevations | Year round | Uncommon | ||
| Anthracotherax nigricolis | Medium size. Male – Upper bronze Green, purple tail, chest black. Female – white chest with black stripe. Fairly long, slightly decurved bill | 4.5″ | Tsick tsick, high pitched single note | Slightly wary | Open country, gardens, cultivated land | Year round | Common | ||
| Anthracotherax viridigula | Medium size. Male – Upper bronze Green, purple tail, chest green, black. Female – white chest with black stripe. Fairly long, slightly decurved bill | 5″ | Tsick tsick, high pitched single note | Less wary than black throated | Mangrove swamps, ocasionally gardens | Year round | Less common | ||
| Polytmus guainumbi | Medium size pale: bronze green upper, leaf green underparts, outer tail white. Female has rufous tinged underparts. Bill is fairly long and slightly decurved. | 4″ | Tsip tsip – light sharp song. Also similar squeek to copper rump | Wary. Seen feeding at chandelier flowers and yellow pea flowers | Waterlogged savannahs, open areas. | August to December mostly | Uncommon | ||
| Saucerottia tobaci | Small size. Bronze green upper, bright green under parts, thighs white. | 3.75 | Aggressive and territorial, guards their feeding area strongly | Widespread both islands, often near houses, open country, forest | Year round | Common and widespread | |||
| Chrysuronia brevirostris | Small size, golden green, underparts white, edged green | 3.75″ | Variable, 5 syllable song – tche-tchu-tche-tche, also soft clicks while feeding | Aggressive and territorial, guards their feeding area strongly | Widespread in clultivated areas, second growth, gardens | Year round | Common | ||
| Chlorostilbon mellisugus | V small size: golden green, white thighs, slightly forked steel blue tail. Female blackish ear patch, underparts greyish white, Bill straight, all black | 3″ | Tsip – thin pebbly note while feeding | Timid. Avoids nectar feeders | West Trinidad and DDI. Forest edge, savannahs, gardens | Year round | Uncommon | ||
| Chionomesa fimbriata | Small size, bronze green upper, blackish bronze tail, glittering golden green throat. Pinkish lower mandible. | 3.75″ | High pitched ‘tsee’ notes and soft chatters. Tslee-tslee-tslee-tslee in flight. | Feeds at low levels | Forest edges | Year round | Extremely rare | ||
| Chlorostilbon notata | Small. Male – upper dark green/tail steel blue, upper throat and breast metallic blue. Female – as male but chest white with green spots. Bill straight, black, lower mandible pink | 3.5″ | Sssoo-sssooo-sssooo high pitched metallic sounding series | Rather timid. Likes to bathe on wet leaves | Year round | Common and widespread | |||
| Lophornis ornatus | Tiny – Male – bronze green/orange head/ iridescent green, long rufous neck tufts, female greenish, no tufts. Both sexes have pale buff bar on tail | 2.75″ | Chik – very slight single note while feeding | Solitary but tame. Tail bobs while feeding, looks like a large bee. Difficult to distinguish from hummingbird moth. Avoids nectar feeders. Loves vervain, lantana flowers | Forest edges, open cultivated areas, some gardens | Year round | Uncommon but widespread | ||
| Heliomaster longirostris | Medium size, Male bronze green back, crown blue, gorgette pink, underparts greyish. Female as male with greenish crown, black throat. Bill long and straight. | 4.5″ | Weet – when perched – short clicks in flight | Timid. Perches high, swoops down to feeders | Forests at all levels, likes high trees, gardens | Year round | Uncommon but widespread | ||
| Calliphlox amethystina | Tiny – green back, white band on rump, male has amethyst gorgette | 2.75″ | Trr – low, sharp rattle | Buzzes around vervain flowers, defers to tufted coquettes | Yerette, Matura forest edges | March- August | Extremely rare | ||
| Chaetocercus jourdanii | Tiny – mostly green with white/violet throat, forked tail | 2.75″ | Tssit, tssit, tssit, tssit – rising three-4 notes when perched | Seen feeding at vervain and chandelier flowers | Forest in Northern range | January to August | Extremely rare |