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Hummingbirds (Trochilidae, Colibris)
Lithograph, by Ernst Haeckel, 1904
 

A richly detailed examination of hummingbird diversity, uniting scientific accuracy with visual harmony. The depiction of varied plumage, beak forms, and flight postures reflects the 19th-century practice of using art as a means of biological study. Through this approach, Haeckel demonstrates how observation and aesthetic arrangement could jointly serve the aims of natural history. Featured birds:
 

 

1. Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Trochilus colubris (Archilochus colubris)
2. Horned Sungem – Heliactinus cornutus (Heliactin bilophus)
3. Crimson Topaz – Topaza pella (Topaza pella)
4. Red-tailed Comet – Sparganura sappho (Sappho sparganura)
5. Tufted Coquette – Lophornis ornata (Lophornis ornatus)
6. Sword-billed Hummingbird – Docimastes ensifer (Ensifera ensifera)
7. Buff-tailed Sicklebill – Eutoxeres condamini (Eutoxeres condamini)
8. Dot-eared Coquette – Lophornis gouldii (Lophornis gouldii)
9. White-vented Violetear – Ornismya petasphora (Colibri serrirostris)
10. Hooded Visorbearer – Augastes lumachellus (Augastes lumachella)
11. Juan Fernández Firecrown – Hylocharis Stokesii (Sephanoides fernandensis)
12. Booted Racket-tail – Steganura underwoodi (Ocreatus underwoodii)