page_title: List of birds of Chile
section_title: Hummingbirds
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Chile / Hummingbirds
caption_attribution_description: Sparkling Violet-ear (Colibri coruscans) at the Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Chile. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. The SACC list includes species recorded in mainland Chile, on the Chilean islands of the Cape Horn area, on other islands and waters near the mainland, and on and around the Juan Fernández Islands. The list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are also those of the SACC.
  The avifauna of Chile has 506 confirmed species, of which 12 are endemic, 113 are rare or vagrants, five have been introduced by humans, and two are extinct or extirpated. An additional seven species are hypothetical. Thirty-five of the species on the Chilean SACC list are globally threatened.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories.
  (V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Chile
  Endemic - a species endemic to Chile
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Chile as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species recorded but with "no tangible evidence" according to the SACC
context_section_description: Order: Apodiformes   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. Ten species have been recorded in Chile.
  Sparkling violetear, Colibri coruscans
  Green-backed firecrown, Sephanoides sephaniodes
  Juan Fernandez firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis (E)
  Andean hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella
  White-sided hillstar, Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
  Giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas
  Chilean woodstar, Eulidia yarrellii (E)
  Oasis hummingbird, Rhodopis vesper
  Peruvian sheartail, Thaumastura cora
  Glittering-bellied emerald, Chlorostilbon lucidus (V)
caption: Sparkling violetear, a hummingbird that lives in the north of Chile.
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