For your convenience, during the entire process references were made for each species and to their corresponding pages in two of the most widely used Costa Rican bird guides.
1. A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica (F. Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Skutch with Illustrations by Dana Gardner. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, New York, 1989. ISBN 0-8014-2287-6 [alk. paper] ISBN 0-8014-9600-4 [pbk. : alk. paper]). Identi fied as S&S in the first column below.
2. The Birds of Costa Rica (Richard Garrigues and Robert Dean. Zona Tropical Publication, San José, Costa Rica, from Comstock Publishing Associates, New York, 2007.ISBN-10: 0-9705678-5-5 and ISBN 13-: 978-0-9705678-5-7) Identified as RG in the second column below.
| KEY |
* * * |
Abundance |
A abundant |
C common |
U uncommon |
| · |
Condition |
R resident |
M migratory |
|
| GUIDE |
TROCHILIDAE
|
| S&S |
RG |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
* * * |
· |
Img |
| 23-3 |
121 |
Phaethornis guy |
Green Hermit |
A |
R |
|
| 23-1 |
121 |
Phaethornis striigularis |
Stripe-throated Hermit |
A |
R |
 |
| 23-11 |
135 |
Doryfera ludovicae |
Green-fronted Lancebill |
C |
R |
|
| 23-10 |
125 |
Phaeochroa cuvierii |
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird |
A |
R |
|
| 23-9 |
123 |
Campylopterus hemileucurus |
Violet Sabrewing |
A |
R |
|
| 23-17 |
125 |
Florisuga mellivora |
White-necked Jacobin |
C |
R |
|
| 23-6 |
131 |
Colibri delphinae |
Brown Violet-ear |
C |
R |
|
| 23-13 |
129 |
Anthracothorax prevostii |
Green-breasted Mango |
C |
R |
|
| 25-11 |
137 |
Klais guimeti |
Violet-headed Hummingbird |
C |
R |
|
| 25-5 |
137 |
Lophornis adorabilis |
White-crested Coquette |
A |
R |
|
| 24-13 |
127 |
Chlorostilbon assimilis |
Garden Emerald |
A |
R |
|
| 24-4 |
127 |
Thalurania colombica |
Violet-crowned Woodnymph |
C |
R |
|
| 24-9 |
129 |
Hylocharis eliciae |
Blue-throated Goldentail |
C |
R |
|
| 24-18 |
125 |
Amazilia decora |
Charming Hummingbird |
C |
R |
|
| 24-3 |
133 |
Amazilia edward |
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird |
A |
R |
|
| 24-10 |
129 |
Amazilia tzacatl |
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird |
A |
R |
|
| 24-17 |
133 |
Eupherusa eximia |
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird |
C |
R |
|
| 24-19 |
133 |
Elvira chionura |
White-tailed Emerald |
A |
R |
|
| 23-15 |
123 |
Heliodoxa jacula |
Green-crowned Brilliant |
A |
R |
|
| 23-14 |
125 |
Heliothryx barroti |
Purple-crowned Fairy |
A |
R |
|
| 23-18 |
135 |
Heliomaster longirostris |
Long-billed Starthroat |
C |
R |
|
| 25-9 |
131 |
Archilochus colubris |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
U |
M |
|
| 25-7 |
139 |
Selasphorus scintilla |
Scintillant Hummingbird |
C |
R |
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