Photo by BarrytheBirder
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So says my new ''All the Birds of the World" encyclopedia. Moreover, all 377 species (in106 genera) are only to be found in the 'New world'. Below is a list of given names for many of those hummingbirds that do not even mention 'hummingbird' in the name. I'm not sure why hummingbird wouldn't be part of an official name, but perhaps some of the bird names are very old and others are translations from other languages. New hummingbirds are being discovered all the time and new names are created. It seems to me that 75% of hummingbirds do not have 'hummingbird' in their names, while about 25% do have 'hummingbird' as part of their official names. Here are those other deliberately declared proper names for many of the new world hummingbirds as they appear in All the Birds of the World:
Crimson Topaz
Fiery Topaz
White-necked Jacobin
Black Jacobin
White-tipped Sicklebill
Buff-tailed Sicklebill
Saw-billed Hermit
Hook-billed Hermit
Bronzy Hermit
Rufous-billed Hermit
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Sooty Barbthroat
Broad-tipped Hermit
Dusky-throated Hermit
Streak-throated Hermit
Little Hermit
Tapajos Hermit
Minute Hermit
Cinnamon-throated Hermit
Black-throated Hermit
Stripe-throated Hermit
Grey-chinned Hermit
Porculla Hermit
Reddish Hermit
White-browed Hermit
Buff-bellied Hermit
Sooty-capped Hermit
Planalto Hermit
Scale-throated Hermit
Pale-bellied Hermit
White-bearded Hermit
White -whiskered Hermit
Green Hermit
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Koepcke's Hermit
Needle-billed Hermit
Straight-billed Hermit
Ash-bellied Hermit
Mexican Hermit
Long-billed Hermit
Ecuadorian Hermit
Long-tailed Hermit
Great-billed Hermit
Green-fronted Lancebill
Blue-fronted Lancebill
Hyacinth Visorbearer
Hooded Visorbearer
Drown Violet-ear
Green Violet-ear
Lesser Violet-ear
Sparkling Vidor-ear
White-vented Violet-ear
Horned Sungem
Purple-crowned Fairy
Black-eared Fairy
White-tailed Goldenthroat
Tepui Goldenthroat
Green-tailed Goldenthroat
Fiery-tailed Awlbill
Green-throated Mango
Green-breasted Mango
Black-throated Mango
Veraguas Mango
Hispaniolan Mango
Puerto Rican Mango
Green Mango
Jamaican Mango
Green-throated Carib
Purple-throated Carib
Orange-throated Sunangel
Merida Sunangel
Longuemare's Sunangel
Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Gorgeted Sunangel
Tourmaline Sunangel
Little Sunangel
Purple-throated Sunangel
Royal Sunangel
Green-backed Firecrown
Juan Fernandez Firecrown
Green Thorntail
Wire-crested Thorntail
Black-bellied Thorntail
Coppery Thorntail
Racket-tailed Coquette
Tufted Coquette
Dot-eared Coquette
Frilled Coquette
Short-created Coquette
Rufous-crested Coquette
Spangled Coquette
Festive Coquette
Butterfly Coquette
Peacock Coquette
Black-crested Coquette
White-crested Coquette
Ecuadorian Piedtail
Peruvian Piedtail
Long-tailed Sylph
Violet-tailed Sylph
Venezuelan Sylph
Red-tailed Comet
Grey-bellied Comet
Bronze-tailed Comet
Ecuadorian Hillstar
Andean Hillstar
Green-headed Hillstar
Blue-throated Hillstar
White-sided Hillstar
Black-breasted Hillstar
White-tailed Hillstar
Mountain Avocetbill
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Green-tailed Trainbearer
Black-backed Thornbill
Puple-backed Thornbill
Rufous-capped Thornbill
Olivaceous Thornbill
Blue-mantled Thornbill
Bronze-tailed Thornbill
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Blue-beared Helmetcrest
White-bearded Helmetcrest
Green-bearded Helmetcrest
Buffy Helmetcrest
Western Mountaineer
Eastern Mountaineer
Perija Metaltail
Tyrian Metaltail
Viridean Metaltail
Violet-throated Metaltail
Neblina Metaltail
Coppery Metaltail
Fire-throated Metaltail
Scaled Metaltail
Black Metaltail
Greenish Puffleg
Buff-thighed Puffleg
Hoary Puffleg
Black-breasted Puffleg
Gorgeted Puffleg
Glowing Puffleg
Black-thighed Puffleg
Turquoise-throated Puffleg
Coppery-bellied Puffleg
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Coppery-naped Puffleg
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Blue-capped Puffleg
Colorful Puffleg
Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Marvelous Spatuletail
Shining Sunbeam
White-tufted Sunbeam
Purple-backed Sunbeam
Black-hooded Sunbeam
Bronzy Inca
Black Inca
Brown Inca
Green Inca
Collared Inca
Vilcabamba Inca
Gould's Inca
Huanuco Starfrontlet
Apurimac Starfrontlet
Cuzco Starfrontlet
Bolivian Starfrontlet
Rainbow Starfrontlet
White-tailed Starfrontlet
Glittering Starfrontlet
Buff-winged Starfronlet
Perija Starfrontlet
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Golden Starfrontlet
Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Mountain Velvetbreast
Great Sapphirewing
Buff-tailed Coronet
Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Velvet-purple Coronet
White-booted Racket-tail
Peruvian Racket-tail
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Rufous-backed Hillstar
Green-backed Hillstar
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Rufous-vented Whitetip
Velvet-browed Brilliant
Pink-throated Brilliant
Rufous-webbed Brilliant
Black-throated Brilliant
Black-breasted Brilliant
Gould's Brilliant
Green-crowned Brilliant
Empress Brilliant
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Brazilian Ruby
Golden-crowned Emerald
Western Emerald
Chiribiquete Emerald
Cuban Emerald
Hispaniolan Emerald
PuertoRican Emerald
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Coppery Emerald
Narrow-tailed Emerald
Green-tailed Emerald
Short-tailed Emerald
Blue-chinned Emerald
Green-crowned Plovercrest
Santa Marta Blossomcrown
Tolima Blossomcrown
Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
Curve-winged Sabrewing
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Long-tailed Sabrewing
Grey-breasted Sabrewing
Dry-forest Sabrewing
Rufous Sabrewing
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
Violet Sabrewing
White-tailed Sabrewing
Luziline Sabrewing
Santa Marta Sabrewing
Napo Sabrwing
Buff-breasted Sabrewing
White-tailed Emerald
Coppery-headed Emerald
Snowcap
White-vented Plumeleteer
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Crowned Woodnymph
Mexican Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Long-tailed Woodnymph
Violet-capped Woodnymph
Plain-bellied Emerald
Versicolored Emerald
White-chested Emerald
Andean Emerald
White-bellied Emerald
Honduran Emerald
Glittering-throated Emerald
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Red-billed Streamertail
Black-billed Streamertail
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Blue-throated Goldentail
White-chinned Sapphire
Plain-capped Starthroat
Long-billed Starthroat
Stripe-breasted Starthroat
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Green-breasted Mountain-gem
Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Blue-throated Mountain-gem
White-bellied Mountain Gem
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem
Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
White-throated Mountain-gem
Amethyst Woodstar
Peruvian Sheartail
Purple-collared Woodstar
Chilean Woodstar
Slender-tailed Woodstar
White-bellied Woodstar
Little Woodstar
Gorgeted Woodstar
Santa Marta Woodstar
Esmeraldas Woodstar
Rufous-shafted Woodstar
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Purple-throated Woodstar
Slender Sheartail
Mexican Sheartail
Bahama Woodstar
Inagua Woodstar
I suppose if I'm asked in the future "Have you ever heard of a White-throated Mountain-gem?", I can say yes and that I've even seen a painting of what one looks like. Just don't ask me if I've ever seen a live White-throated Mountain-gem.
Please comment if you wish.
BarrytheBirder
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