Hi Everybody!!
On August 21, the females and juveniles began arriving to the delight of the boys. Most birds coming here are Ruby-Throated Hummers. Later on some Black Chinned may come. I have shared a list from Wikipedia of all the hummingbirds in the world. The birds engage in aggressive flying maneuver exercises with each other and the bees, but I have never seen one actually kill each other or the bees. They arrive at the feeders around 6:30 am and will feed at the feeders until dark. They all sit down together to eat. They sleep in the trees. This is a very exciting time at the Bird Sanctuary. Enjoy!

Male flashing his Ruby Gorget.

Link to Album Photostudy for August 21, 2014:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117645114459863049265/albums/6064909744751100561

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hummingbird_genera_in_taxonomic_order

List of hummingbird genera in taxonomic order

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of hummingbird genera arranged alphabetically by subfamily. List of hummingbirds has a complete species list sortable by common and binomial name.

Taxonomic lists of both genera and species are available at the subfamily pages Phaethornithinae and Trochilinae.

Subfamily Phaethornithinae[edit]

Hermit hummingbirds. Relatively dull. Iridescence slight and typically limited to the upperparts. Most have a dark face and elongated central rectrices with white, buff or ochraceous tips. Long bills slightly decurved in most species, but much variation across group.

Genus Anopetia – broad-tipped hermit
Genus Eutoxeres – sicklebills (2 species)
Genus Glaucis (3 species)
Genus Phaethornis – typical hermits (about 25 species)
Genus Ramphodon – saw-billed hermit
Genus Threnetes – barbthroats (2-4 species, depending on taxonomy)

Subfamily Trochilinae[edit]

Male rufous hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus

Male ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris

Male violet sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus

Typical hummingbirds. An incredible range of colors, shapes and sizes. Bills vary wildly. Sexes usually quite different in color; females often have metallic green upperparts and spangles on their white underside.

Genus Abeillia – emerald-chinned hummingbird
Genus Adelomyia – speckled hummingbird
Genus Aglaeactis – sunbeams (4 species)
Genus Aglaiocercus – sylphs (3 species)
Genus Amazilia (29 species)
- Agyrtria group – Agyrtria emeralds
- Polyerata group – Polyerata emeralds
- Saucerottia group - Saucerottia emeralds (probably one recently extinct subspecies)
Genus Androdon – tooth-billed hummingbird
Genus Anthocephala – blossomcrown
Genus Anthracothorax – mangos (7 species)
Genus Archilochus (2 species)
Genus Atthis (2 species)
Genus Augastes – visorbearers (2 species)
Genus Avocettula – fiery-tailed awlbill
Genus Basilinna (2 species, recently split from Hylocharis)
Genus Boissonneaua – coronets (3 species)
Genus Calliphlox – Calliphlox woodstars (4 species)
Genus Calothorax – Calothorax sheartails (2 species)
Genus Calypte (2 species)
Genus Campylopterus – sabrewings (12 species)
Genus Chalybura – plumeleteers (2 species)
Genus Chaetocercus – Chaetocercus woodstars (6 species)
Genus Chalcostigma – Chalcostigma thornbills (5 species)
Genus Chlorestes – blue-chinned sapphire
Genus Chlorostilbon – typical emeralds (17 species, 2 recently extinct)

Male short-tailed emerald
Chlorostilbon portmanni

Genus Chrysolampis – ruby-topaz hummingbird
Genus Chrysuronia – golden-tailed sapphire
Genus Clytolaema – brazilian ruby
Genus Coeligena – incas and starfrontlets (13 species)
Genus Colibri – violet-ears (4 species)
Genus Cyanophaia - blue-headed hummingbird
Genus Cynanthus (2 species)
Genus Damophila – violet-bellied hummingbird
Genus Discosura – thorntails (5 species, possibly one recently extinct)
Genus Doricha – typical sheartails (2 species)
Genus Doryfera – lancebills (2 species)
Genus Elvira – Elvira emeralds (2 species)
Genus Ensifera – sword-billed hummingbird
Genus Eriocnemis – typical pufflegs (12 species, one probably recently extinct)
Genus Eugenes – magnificent hummingbird
Genus Eulampis – caribs (2 species)
Genus Eulidia – Chilean woodstar
Genus Eupetomena – swallow-tailed hummingbird
Genus Eupherusa (4 species)
Genus Eurotrochilus - prehistoric genus from Europe
Genus Florisuga – jacobins (2 species)
Genus Goethalsia – rufous-cheeked hummingbird
Genus Goldmania – violet-capped hummingbird
Genus Haplophaedia – Haplophaedia pufflegs (3 species)
Genus Heliactin – horned sungem
Genus Heliangelus – sunangels (9 species, one probably recently extinct)
Genus Heliodoxa – brilliants (9 species)
Genus Heliomaster – starthroats (4 species)
Genus Heliothryx – fairies (2 species)
Genus Hylocharis – typical sapphires (5 species)
Genus Hylonympha – scissor-tailed hummingbird
Genus Klais – violet-headed hummingbird
Genus Lafresnaya – mountain velvetbreast
Genus Lampornis – typical mountaingems (6-8 species)
Genus Lamprolaima – garnet-throated hummingbird
Genus Lepidopyga (3 species)
Genus Lesbia – trainbearers (2 species)
Genus Leucippus (4 species)
Genus Leucochloris – white-throated hummingbird
Genus Loddigesia – marvelous spatuletail
Genus Lophornis – coquettes (10 species)
Genus Mellisuga (2 species)
Genus Metallura – metaltails (9 species)
Genus Microchera – snowcap
Genus Microstilbon – slender-tailed woodstar
Genus Myrmia – short-tailed woodstar
Genus Myrtis – purple-collared woodstar