Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
Hummingbird in Spanish: Colibrí, Picaflor, Chuparrosa
Colibrí · noun (masculine) · koh-lee-BREE
Hummingbird in Spanish is colibrí, a masculine noun (el colibrí). Regional names include picaflor, chupaflor, and chuparrosa, with the plural colibríes.
Colibrí is koh-lee-BREE.
Un colibrí visita las flores del jardín cada tarde.
A hummingbird visits the garden flowers every afternoon.
Hummingbird in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for hummingbird, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| colibrí | hummingbird | koh-lee-BREE | Default, widely understood |
| picaflor | hummingbird | Southern Cone | |
| chuparrosa | hummingbird | Mexico |
How Native Speakers Use Colibrí
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
In the garden
Un colibrí visita las flores del jardín cada tarde.
A hummingbird visits the garden flowers every afternoon.
Colibrí is the standard word.
Fast wings
El picaflor bate las alas muy rápido.
The hummingbird beats its wings very fast.
Picaflor in the Southern Cone.
A feeder
Pusimos un bebedero para los colibríes.
We put out a feeder for the hummingbirds.
Colibríes is the plural.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Colibrí
Pluralizing colibrí wrong
Incorrect: los colibrices
Correct: los colibríes
Colibrí ends in a stressed í, so the traditional plural is colibríes (colibrís is also accepted), while colibrices is incorrect.
Assuming one name nationwide
Incorrect: Expecting colibrí everywhere.
Correct: Picaflor, chupaflor, and chuparrosa are regional variants.
Besides colibrí you'll hear picaflor in the Southern Cone and chuparrosa in Mexico, all meaning hummingbird.
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Common Questions About Hummingbird in Spanish
- How do you say hummingbird in Spanish?
- Hummingbird in Spanish is colibrí (koh-lee-BREE), a masculine noun, with regional names including picaflor, chupaflor, and chuparrosa.
- Why are there so many names for it?
- The hummingbird is native to the Americas, so many regions coined descriptive names like picaflor (flower-pecker) and chuparrosa (rose-sucker) alongside colibrí.
- Is colibrí masculine or feminine?
- It's masculine: el colibrí, and the plural is los colibríes or los colibrís.