Lesbiini

Lesbiini is a tribe of birds in the hummingbird family collectively called coquettes. They range from Costa Rica to South America as well as the Caribbean. It contains the following species:

Species list

 * Genus Sephanoides – firecrowns (2 species)
 * Green-backed Firecrown, Sephanoides sephaniodes 
 * Juan Fernández Firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis


 * Genus Discosura – thorntails (5 species, possibly one recently extinct)
 * Racket-tailed Coquette, Discosura longicaudus
 * Green Thorntail, Discosura conversii
 * Wire-crested Thorntail, Discosura popelairii
 * Black-bellied Thorntail, Discosura langsdorffi
 * Coppery Thorntail/Letitia's Thorntail, Discosura letitiae


 * Genus Lophornis – coquettes (10 species)
 * Tufted Coquette, Lophornis ornatus
 * Dot-eared Coquette, Lophornis gouldii
 * Frilled Coquette, Lophornis magnificus
 * Black-crested Coquette, Lophornis helenae
 * White-crested Coquette, Lophornis adorabilis
 * Peacock Coquette, Lophornis pavoninus
 * Festive Coquette, Lophornis chalybeus
 * Short-crested Coquette, Lophornis brachylophus
 * Rufous-crested Coquette, Lophornis delattrei
 * Spangled Coquette, Lophornis stictolophus


 * Genus Phlogophilus – piedtails (2 species)
 * Ecuadorian Piedtail, Phlogophilus hemileucurus
 * Peruvian Piedtail, Phlogophilus harterti


 * Genus Heliangelus – sunangels (9 species, one probably recently extinct)
 * Royal Sunangel, Heliangelus regalis
 * Gorgeted Sunangel, Heliangelus strophianus
 * Orange-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus mavors
 * Amethyst-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus amethysticollis
 * Longuemare's Sunangel, Heliangelus amethysticollis(?) clarisse
 * Little Sunangel/Flame-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus micraster
 * Tourmaline Sunangel, Heliangelus exortis
 * Purple-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus viola


 * Genus Adelomyia
 * Speckled Hummingbird, Adelomyia melanogenys


 * Genus "Heliangelus"
 * , "Heliangelus" zusii


 * Genus Taphrolesbia
 * Grey-bellied Comet, Tapheolesbia griseiventris


 * Genus Aglaiocercus – sylphs (3 species)
 * Long-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi
 * Violet-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus coelestis
 * Venezuelan Sylph, Aglaiocercus berlepschi


 * Genus Sappho
 * Red-tailed Comet, Sappho sparganura


 * Genus Lesbia – trainbearers (2 species)
 * Black-tailed Trainbearer, Lesbia victoriae
 * Green-tailed Trainbearer, Lesbia nuna


 * Genus Ramphomicron – typical thornbills (2 species)
 * Black-backed Thornbill, Ramphomicron dorsale
 * Purple-backed Thornbill, Ramphomicron microrhynchum


 * Genus Oreotrochilus – hillstars (6 species)
 * Wedge-tailed Hillstar, Oreotrochilus adela
 * Andean Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella
 * Green-headed Hillstar, Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
 * Ecuadorian Hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo
 * Black-breasted Hillstar, Oreotrochilus melanogaster
 * White-sided Hillstar, Oreotrochilus leucopleurus


 * Genus Opisthoprora
 * Mountain Avocetbill, Opistoprora euryptera


 * Genus Polyonymus
 * Bronze-tailed Comet, Polyonymus caroli


 * Genus Oxypogon – mountaineer, helmetcrest, thornbills (7 species)
 * Rainbow-bearded Thornbill, ''Oxypogon herrani
 * Rufous-capped Thornbill, ''Oxypogon ruficeps
 * Olivaceous Thornbill, ''Oxypogon olivaceus
 * Bearded Mountaineer, ''Oxypogon nobilis
 * Blue-mantled Thornbill, ''Oxypogon stanleyi
 * Green-bearded Helmetcrest / Bearded Helmetcrest, Oxypogon guerinii
 * Blue-bearded Helmetcrest, Oxypogon cyanolaemus
 * White-bearded Helmetcrest, Oxypogon lindenii
 * Buffy Helmetcrest, Oxypogon stuebelii
 * Bronze-tailed Thornbill, ''Oxypogon heteropogon


 * Genus Metallura – metaltails (9 species)
 * Black Metaltail, Metallura phoebe
 * Tyrian Metaltail, Metallura tyrianthina
 * Perija Metaltail, Metallura iracunda
 * Scaled Metaltail, Metallura aeneocauda
 * Coppery Metaltail, Metallura theresiae
 * Fire-throated Metaltail/Firey-throated Metaltail, Metallura eupogon
 * Neblina Metaltail, Metallura odomae
 * Viridian Metaltail, Metallura williami
 * Violet-throated Metaltail, Metallura baroni

Formerly in Lesbiini

 * Genus Anthocephala
 * Santa Marta Blossomcrown, Anthocephala floriceps
 * Andean Blossomcrown, Anthocephala berlepschi