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Volcano hummingbird

Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865

LCLeast Concernbirds

The volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.6 g to 2.69 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
Photo: Jerry Oldenettel from Socorro, NM, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the volcano hummingbird

Weight
2.6 g – 2.69 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the volcano hummingbird

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Volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)
DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the volcano hummingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the volcano hummingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. This hummingbird is the one that appears on the 20 thousand colones bill from Costa Rica.

From the Wikipedia article “Volcano hummingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Volcano_hummingbird&oldid=1315261357), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the volcano hummingbird endangered?

The volcano hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the volcano hummingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusSelasphorus
  7. SpeciesSelasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865
Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • colibrí dels volcansCatalan
  • kalypta vulkánováCzech
  • kolibřík vulkánovýCzech
  • sïedn llosgfynyddWelsh
  • IrazúdværgkolibriDanish
  • Vulkan DværgkolibriDanish
  • VulkanelfeGerman
  • Vulkan-KolibriGerman
  • vulkana kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí VolcánSpanish
  • Chispita volcaneraSpanish
  • Colibrí Chispita VolcaneraSpanish
  • Colibrí volcaneroSpanish
  • ruusukurkkukolibriFinnish
  • Calypte flammuleFrench
  • Colibri flammuleFrench
  • vulkanski kolibrićCroatian
  • vulkánkolibriHungarian
  • Colibrì dei vulcaniItalian
  • バラエリフトオハチドリJapanese
  • vulkaninis selasforasLithuanian
  • VulkaankolibrieDutch
  • vulkankolibriNorwegian
  • rudaczek kryzowanyPolish
  • rudaczek różowokryzyPolish
  • colibri-dos-vulcõesPortuguese
  • beija-flor-de-cauda-largaPortuguese
  • beija-flor-dos-vulcõesPortuguese
  • Вулкановый колибриRussian
  • Винногорлый селасфорусRussian
  • čmeľovec vulkánovýSlovak
  • Vulkanski kolibriSerbian
  • Yanardağ KolibrisiTurkish
  • колібрі-крихітка пурпуровогорлийUkrainian
  • 粉喉煌蜂鳥Chinese
  • 粉喉煌蜂鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the volcano hummingbird

Other species in the same genus Selasphorus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the volcano hummingbird?

An adult volcano hummingbird weighs 2.6 g – 2.69 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the volcano hummingbird endangered?

The volcano hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the volcano hummingbird?

The volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{volcano_hummingbird_2026,
  title = {Volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/volcano-hummingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}