Amazilia

Sapphire Amazilie ( Amasilia lactea )

The Amasilia Hummingbirds ( Amasilia ) are the largest genus with 32 species of hummingbirds ( Trochilidae ).

The genus occurs in South and Central America. Only a few species are also found outside of tropical regions.

Using a narrower version of the genus Amasilia the majority of the species must be separated with the genera Saucerottia, Polyerata and Agyrtria.

Species

• Andean Amazilie ( Amasilia franciae )
• Berlepsch - Amazilie ( Amasilia viridicauda )
• Beryl Amazilie ( Amasilia beryllina )
• Blue breast Amazilie ( Amasilia amabilis )
• Cyan Amazilie ( Amasilia rondoniae )
• Blue head Amazilie ( Amasilia cyanocephala )
• Blue -tailed Amazilie ( Amasilia cyanura )
• Brown abdominal Amazilie ( Amasilia castaneiventris )
• Rufous - Amazilie ( Amasilia tzacatl )
• Bronze head Amazilie ( Amasilia candida )
• Edward Amazilie ( Amasilia edward )
• Gloss Amazilie ( Amasilia versicolor)
• Glitter Amazilie ( Amasilia fimbriata )
• Gmelin Amazilie ( Amasilia leucogaster )
• Green abdominal Amazilie ( Amasilia viridigaster )
• Green front - Amazilie ( Amasilia viridifrons )
• Honduras Amazilie ( Amasilia luciae )
• Indigo forehead Amazilie ( Amasilia cyanifrons )
• Copper tail Amazilie ( Amasilia cupreicauda )
• Lesson Amazilie ( Amasilia amazilia )
• Loja Amazilie ( Amasilia alticola )
• Mangrovenamazilie ( Amasilia boucardi )
• Purple breast Amazilie ( Amasilia rosenbergi )
• Rust Amazilie ( Amasilia rutila )
• Sapphire Amazilie ( Amasilia lactea )
• Jewelry Amazilie ( Amasilia decora )
• Snow abdominal Amazilie ( Amasilia chionopectus )
• Steel Amazilie ( Amasilia saucerottei )
• Tobago Amazilie ( Amasilia tobaci )
• Violet crown Amazilie ( Amasilia violiceps )
• White-bellied Amazilie ( Amasilia chionogaster )
• Yucatan Amazilie ( Amasilia yucatanensis )

A very well known is the Hummingbird Rufous - Amazilie ( Amasilia tzacatl ). This hummingbird is distributed from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela.

The Tobago Amazilie ( Amasilia tobaci ) lives on the famous little " Hummingbird Island " Tobago and to the south of it lying island of Trinidad and Venezuela. The species has a dark green and coppery shimmering plumage.