List of Apodiformes by population

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This is a list of Apodiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is not comprehensive, as not all Apodiformes have had their numbers quantified.

Species by global population

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Turquoise-throated puffleg	Eriocnemis godini	50[1]	CR[1]	Unknown[1]	Maximum estimate; may be extinct.[1]
Dusky starfrontlet	Coeligena orina	70 – 400[2]	CR[2]	[2]
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird	Lepidopyga lilliae	70 – 400[3]	CR[3]	[3]
Black-breasted puffleg	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	210 – 268[4]	CR[4]	[4]
Dark-rumped swift	Apus acuticauda	250 – 999[5]	VU[5]	[5]
Colorful puffleg	Eriocnemis mirabilis	350 – 1500[6]	CR[6]	[6]
Esmeraldas woodstar	Chaetocercus berlepschi	350 – 1500[7]	EN[7]	[7]
Glow-throated hummingbird	Selasphorus ardens	350 – 1500[8]	VU[8]	[8]
Grey-bellied comet	Taphrolesbia griseiventris	350 – 1500[9]	EN[9]	[9]
Honduran emerald	Amazilia luciae	350 – 1500[10]	EN[10]	[10]
Hook-billed hermit	Glaucis dohrnii	350 – 1500[11]	EN[11]	[11]
Marvellous spatuletail	Loddigesia mirabilis	350 – 1500[12]	EN[12]	[12]
Short-crested coquette	Lophornis brachylophus	350 – 1500[13]	CR[13]	[13]
Tahiti swiftlet	Collocalia leucophaea	350 – 1500[14]	VU[14]	[14]
Blue-capped hummingbird	Eupherusa cyanophrys	1000 – 2499[15]	EN[15]	[15]
Violet-throated metaltail	Metallura baroni	1000 – 2499[16]	EN[16]	[16]
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird	Amazilia castaneiventris	1200[17]	EN[17]	[17]
Chilean woodstar	Eulidia yarrellii	1200[18]	EN[18]	[18]
Purple-backed sunbeam	Aglaeactis aliciae	1500 – 4000[19]	EN[19]	[19]
Juan Fernández firecrown	Sephanoides fernandensis	2500 – 3000[20]	CR[20]	[20]
Seychelles swiftlet	Collocalia elaphra	2500 – 3000[21]	VU[21]	[21]
Blossomcrown	Anthocephala floriceps	2500 – 9999[22]	VU[22]	[22]
Mangrove hummingbird	Amazilia boucardi	2500 – 9999[23]	EN[23]	[23]
Santa Marta sabrewing	Campylopterus phainopeplus	2500 – 9999[24]	EN[24]	[24]
Schouteden's swift	Schoutedenapus schoutedeni	2500 – 9999[25]	VU[25]	[25]
Venezuelan sylph	Aglaiocercus berlepschi	2500 – 9999[26]	EN[26]	[26]
Mariana swiftlet	Collocalia bartschi	3200 – 3500[27]	EN[27]	[27]
Black inca	Coeligena prunellei	3500 – 15 000[28]	VU[28]	[28]
Little woodstar	Chaetocercus bombus	3500 – 15 000[29]	VU[29]	[29]
Royal sunangel	Heliangelus regalis	3500 – 15 000[30]	EN[30]	[30]
Plain swift	Apus unicolor	7500 – 30 000[31]	LC[31]	[31]
Neblina metaltail	Metallura odomae	10 000[32]	LC[32]	[32]	Preliminary minimum estimate.[32]
Wedge-tailed hillstar	Oreotrochilus adela	10 000[33]	NT[33]	[33]	Preliminary minimum estimate.[33]
Koepcke's hermit	Phaethornis koepckeae	10 000 – 19 999[34]	NT[34]	[34]	Preliminary estimate.[34]
Mascarene swiftlet	Collocalia francica	10 000 – 19 999[35]	NT[35]	Unknown[35]
Mexican woodnymph	Thalurania ridgwayi	10 000 – 19 999[36]	VU[36]	[36]
Rothschild's swift	Cypseloides rothschildi	10 000 – 19 999[37]	NT[37]	[37]
Scissor-tailed hummingbird	Hylonympha macrocerca	10 000 – 19 999[38]	EN[38]	[38]
Mexican sheartail	Doricha eliza	12 500[39]	NT[39]	[39]	Maximum estimate.[39]
Amethyst-throated mountaingem	Lampornis amethystinus	20 000 – 49 999[40]	LC[40]	[40]
Beautiful sheartail	Calothorax pulcher	20 000 – 49 999[41]	LC[41]	[41]
Black-crested coquette	Lophornis helenae	20 000 – 49 999[42]	LC[42]	Unknown[42]
Blue-tailed hummingbird	Amazilia cyanura	20 000 – 49 999[43]	LC[43]	Unknown[43]
Blue-throated sapphire	Hylocharis eliciae	20 000 – 49 999[44]	LC[44]	[44]
Cozumel emerald	Chlorostilbon forficatus	20 000 – 49 999[45]	LC[45]	Unknown[45]
Emerald-chinned hummingbird	Abeillia abeillei	20 000 – 49 000[46]	LC[46]	[46]
Garnet-throated hummingbird	Lamprolaima rhami	20 000 – 49 999[47]	LC[47]	Unknown[47]
Great swallow-tailed swift	Panyptila sanctihieronymi	20 000 – 49 999[48]	LC[48]	[48]
Long-tailed sabrewing	Campylopterus excellens	20 000 – 49 999[49]	LC[49]	Unknown[49]
Perija metaltail	Metallura iracunda	20 000 – 49 999[50]	EN[50]	[50]
Rufous sabrewing	Campylopterus rufus	20 000 – 49 999[51]	LC[51]	Unknown[51]
Scaly-breasted hummingbird	Phaeochroa cuvierii	20 000 – 49 999[52]	LC[52]	Unknown[52]
Slender sheartail	Doricha enicura	20 000 – 49 999[53]	NT[53]	[53]
Sparkling-tailed woodstar	Tilmatura dupontii	20 000 – 49 999[54]	LC[54]	[54]
White-fronted swift	Cypseloides storeri	20 000 – 49 999[55]	DD[55]	Unknown[55]
Wine-throated hummingbird	Atthis ellioti	20 000 – 49 999[56]	LC[56]	[56]
Xantus's hummingbird	Hylocharis xantusii	20 000 – 49 999[57]	LC[57]	Unknown[57]
Azure-crowned hummingbird	Amazilia cyanocephala	50 000 – 499 999[58]	LC[58]	Unknown[58]
Bumblebee hummingbird	Atthis heloisa	50 000 – 499 999[59]	LC[59]	[59]
Dusky hummingbird	Cynanthus sordidus	50 000 – 499 999[60]	LC[60]	Unknown[60]
Golden-crowned emerald	Chlorostilbon auriceps	50 000 – 499 999[61]	LC[61]	Unknown[61]
Green-fronted hummingbird	Amazilia viridifrons	50 000 – 499 999[62]	LC[62]	Unknown[62]
Green-throated mountaingem	Lampornis viridipallens	50 000 – 499 999[63]	LC[63]	[63]
Long-billed hermit	Phaethornis longirostris	50 000 – 499 999[64]	LC[64]	Unknown[64]
Plain-capped starthroat	Heliomaster constantii	50 000 – 499 999[65]	LC[65]	[65]
Purple-crowned fairy	Heliothryx barroti	50 000 – 499 999[66]	LC[66]	[66]
Stripe-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa eximia	50 000 – 499 999[67]	LC[67]	Unknown[67]
Stripe-throated hermit	Phaethornis striigularis	50 000 – 499 999[68]	LC[68]	Unknown[68]
Violet sabrewing	Campylopterus hemileucurus	50 000 – 499 999[69]	LC[69]	Unknown[69]
Wedge-tailed sabrewing	Campylopterus curvipennis	50 000 – 499 999[70]	LC[70]	Unknown[70]
White-naped swift	Streptoprocne semicollaris	50 000 – 499 999[71]	LC[71]	[71]
White-tailed hummingbird	Eupherusa poliocerca	50 000 – 499 999[72]	VU[72]	[72]
Pallid swift	Apus pallidus	250 000 – 2 000 000[73]	LC[73]	[73]	Preliminary estimate extrapolated from European data.[73]
Chestnut-collared swift	Streptoprocne rutila	500 000 – 4 999 999[74]	LC[74]	[74]
Cinnamon hummingbird	Amazilia rutila	500 000 – 4 999 999[75]	LC[75]	Unknown[75]
Green violetear	Colibri thalassinus	500 000 – 4 999 999[76]	LC[76]	Unknown[76]
Lesser swallow-tailed swift	Panyptila cayennensis	500 000 – 4 999 999[77]	LC[77]	[77]
Long-billed starthroat	Heliomaster longirostris	500 000 – 4 999 999[78]	LC[78]	[78]
Rufous-tailed hummingbird	Amazilia tzacatl	500 000 – 4 990 000[79]	LC[79]	Unknown[79]
White-bellied emerald	Amazilia candida	500 000 – 4 999 999[80]	LC[80]	[80]
White-collared swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	500 000 – 4 999 999[81]	LC[81]	[81]
White-rumped swiftlet	Collocalia spodiopygia	1 000 000[82]	LC[82]	[82]	Minimum estimate.[82]
Alpine swift	Tachymarptis melba	1 000 000 – 4 000 000[83]	LC[83]	[83]	Preliminary estimate.[83]
White-necked jacobin	Florisuga mellivora	5 000 000 – 50 000 000[84]	LC[84]	Unknown[84]
Chimney swift	Chaetura pelagica	15 000 000[85]	NT[85]	[85]
Common swift	Apus apus	40 000 000 – 200 000 000[86]	LC[86]	[86]	Preliminary estimate extrapolated from European data.[86]

See also

• Lists of birds by population
• Lists of organisms by population

References