Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts
         Family Trochilidae Vigors, 1825 - hummingbirds
           Subfamily Trochilinae Jardine, 1833 - typical hummingbirds
             Genus Colibri Spix, 1824
               1 Colibri delphinae (Lesson, 1839) - brown violet-ear
               2 Colibri thalassinus (Swainson, 1827) - green violet-ear
               3 Colibri coruscans (Gould, 1846) - sparkling violet-ear
               4 Colibri serrirostris (Vieillot, 1816) - white-vented violet-ear