| THORNBILL | A South American hummingbird (9) |
| SUNBEAM | South American hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis (7) |
| TOPAZ | South American hummingbird |
| COQUETTE | South American hummingbird (8) |
| INCA | South American hummingbird |
| THORNBILI | Australian warbler; tropical American hummingbird (9) |
| SNOWCAP | Central American hummingbird with a striking white forehead; only member of the genus Microchera (7) |
| SABREWING | It's threatening a hummingbird |
| EISENBERG | The Hummingbird Project star who was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Jesse ___ (9) |
| SWORDBILL | Hummingbird that's flown high we hear and notice (9) |
| COSTARICA | Mangrove hummingbird's home |
| OFFBREAKS | They turn hummingbirds jaws without resistance (3,6) |
| WINGBEATS | Those of Hummingbirds are supremely swift |
| EMERALD | A virid gem whose name is used to denote other green things including a dove, a dragonfly, a hummingbird, Ireland, a mango and a moth (7) |
| HERMIT | From the Greek for "solitary", a religious ascetic or other individual living in seclusion; a species of hummingbird foraging alone along a regular route; or, a type of crustacean inhabiting a cast-of |
| VIOLET | A colour observed in amethyst, a bubble raft snail, a hummingbird, a rainbow, Tyrian dye or a pansy-like flower from which its name derives (6) |
| GORGET | From Old French for "throat", a piece of armour or part of a wimple worn to cover/protect the neck, hence a band of colour on the craw or crop of a hummingbird or other avian (6) |
| CORONET | The buff-tailed ___ is a South American species of hummingbird (7) |
| GEM | Word, from "bud", hence a term for "budding", for a jewel; one regarded as a paragon or treasure; an emerald or other jewel-like hummingbird; or, old type, smaller than diamond (3) |
| HOVERED | Emulated a hummingbird or a helicopter |
