---
title: "Beija-flor-de-cauda-larga"
description: "Selasphorus flammula — Aves. The volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the \"bee hummingbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/volcano-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Beija-flor-de-cauda-larga

> Selasphorus flammula — Aves. The volcano hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds".

- Scientific name: *Selasphorus flammula*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1604
- Wikidata: [Q910801](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q910801)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6364](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6364)

## Names

- en: Volcano Hummingbird
- de: Vulkanelfe
- es: Colibrí Volcán
- fr: Colibri flammule
- pt: Beija-flor-de-cauda-larga
- pl: Rudaczek kryzowany

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1295), PA (94)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_hummingbird

## Photo

![Beija-flor-de-cauda-larga](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/volcano-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104142421

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/volcano-hummingbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).