OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Selasphorus ("flame carrying") flammula ("little flame")
Female Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica- November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Selasphorus flammula torridus
Weight: 2.5-2.8g / Length: 7.5-8cm / Wingspan: cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
One of the smallest of all birds, only fractionally larger than the Bee Hummingbird, the record holder for smallest bird species globally. They are found exclusively in the Talamancan Montane Forest, which does indeed consist significantly of dormant volcanos. It is a closely related to the Scintillant Hummingbird, which is found in the same areas but at lower altitudes, although there is overlap.
Related Species:
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
SUBSPECIES: S. f. flammula, S. f. torridus, S. f. simoni
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Colibrí Volcanero ("Volcano Hummingbird")
Endemic to the Talamancan Montane Forest Ecoregion
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Common at hummingbird feeders at San Gerardo de Dota
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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