The world's most endangered swifts and hummingbirds
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's swifts and hummingbirds
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROCHILIDAE | Chlorostilbon bracei | Brace's Emerald | EX | |
| TROCHILIDAE | Chlorostilbon elegans | Gould's Emerald | EX | |
| TROCHILIDAE | Coeligena orina | Dusky Starfrontlet | CR | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eriocnemis godini | Turquoise-throated Puffleg | CR | unknown |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eriocnemis isabellae | Gorgeted Puffleg | CR | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eriocnemis mirabilis | Colorful Puffleg, Colourful Puffleg | CR | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eriocnemis nigrivestis | Black-breasted Puffleg | CR | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Lepidopyga lilliae | Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird | CR | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Lophornis brachylophus | Short-crested Coquette | CR | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Sephanoides fernandensis | Juan Fernandez Firecrown, Juan Fernández Firecrown | CR | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Aglaeactis aliciae | Purple-backed Sunbeam | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Aglaiocercus berlepschi | Venezuelan Sylph | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Amazilia boucardi | Mangrove Hummingbird | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Amazilia castaneiventris | Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Amazilia luciae | Honduran Emerald | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Campylopterus phainopeplus | Santa Marta Sabrewing | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Chaetocercus berlepschi | Esmeraldas Woodstar | EN | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Collocalia bartschi | Guam Swiftlet | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eulidia yarrellii | Chilean Woodstar | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eupherusa cyanophrys | Blue-capped Hummingbird, Oaxaca Hummingbird | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Glaucis dohrnii | Hook-billed Hermit | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Heliangelus regalis | Royal Sunangel | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Hylonympha macrocerca | Scissor-tailed Hummingbird | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Loddigesia mirabilis | Marvellous Spatuletail, Marvelous Spatuletail | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Metallura baroni | Violet-throated Metaltail | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Metallura iracunda | Perija Metaltail, Perijá Metaltail | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Ramphomicron dorsale | Black-backed Thornbill | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Taphrolesbia griseiventris | Gray-bellied Comet, Grey-bellied Comet | EN | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Anthocephala floriceps | Blossomcrown | VU | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Apus acuticauda | Dark-rumped Swift | VU | stable |
| TROCHILIDAE | Chaetocercus bombus | Little Woodstar | VU | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Coeligena prunellei | Black Inca | VU | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Collocalia elaphra | Seychelles Swiftlet | VU | stable |
| APODIDAE | Collocalia leucophaea | Polynesian Swiftlet, Tahiti Swiftlet | VU | stable |
| APODIDAE | Collocalia sawtelli | Aitu Swiftlet, Atiu Swiftlet, Sawtell's Swiftlet | VU | stable |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eupherusa poliocerca | White-tailed Hummingbird | VU | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Heliodoxa gularis | Pink-throated Brilliant | VU | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Lophornis gouldii | Dot-eared Coquette | VU | unknown |
| TROCHILIDAE | Phlogophilus hemileucurus | Ecuadorian Piedtail | VU | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Schoutedenapus schoutedeni | Congo Swift, Schouteden's Swift | VU | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Selasphorus ardens | Glow-throated Hummingbird | VU | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Thalurania ridgwayi | Mexican Woodnymph | VU | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Augastes lumachella | Hooded Visorbearer | NT | stable |
| TROCHILIDAE | Augastes scutatus | Hyacinth Visorbearer | NT | stable |
| TROCHILIDAE | Campylopterus ensipennis | White-tailed Sabrewing | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Campylopterus excellens | Long-tailed Sabrewing | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Campylopterus villaviscensio | Napo Sabrewing | NT | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Chaetura pelagica | Chimney Swift | NT | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Collocalia francica | Mascarene Swiftlet, Mauritius Swiftlet | NT | unknown |
| APODIDAE | Collocalia vulcanorum | Volcano Swiftlet | NT | stable |
| APODIDAE | Cypseloides rothschildi | Rothschild's Swift | NT | stable |
| TROCHILIDAE | Discosura popelairii | Wire-crested Thorntail | NT | unknown |
| TROCHILIDAE | Doricha eliza | Mexican Sheartail | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eriocnemis cupreoventris | Coppery-bellied Puffleg | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Eriocnemis derbyi | Black-thighed Puffleg | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Goethalsia bella | Pirre Hummingbird, Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird | NT | unknown |
| TROCHILIDAE | Haplophaedia lugens | Hoary Puffleg | NT | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Hydrochous gigas | Giant Swiftlet, Waterfall Swift | NT | decreasing |
| APODIDAE | Mearnsia picina | Philippine Needletail, Philippine Spine-tailed Swift | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Mellisuga helenae | Bee Hummingbird | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Oreotrochilus adela | Wedge-tailed Hillstar | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Phaethornis aethopyga | Tapajos Hermit, Tapajós Hermit | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Phaethornis koepckeae | Koepcke's Hermit | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Phlogophilus harterti | Peruvian Piedtail | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Ramphodon naevius | Saw-billed Hermit | NT | decreasing |
| TROCHILIDAE | Thalurania watertonii | Long-tailed Woodnymph | NT | unknown |
The full resolution version of this
Least concern species are excluded from this list
birds-swifts chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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