Nectarous honeysuckle and yellow mimosa flutter in the air to the beat of a thousand tiny wings, their honeyed bouquet summoning tiny, extravagant birds to feed. Moments later, crystalline muguet, lilac and peony begin to float around trees heavy with fruit, as birds and insects buzz dizzily in the morning heat.

Hummingbird, Zoologist’s ode to the jeweled avian, is a lovely floral that, like its namesake, is at once sumptuous and ethereal. As it opens, a giddy host of spring flowers swirls around rich honeyed notes. Pears and green plums, dripping with sweet juice, tantalize as Hummingbird’s blooms open in quick succession, each flower’s characteristics instantly recognizable. Alighting on a rich base of sweet amber and white woods in the dry-down, Hummingbird is simply one of the prettiest florals around.

Hummingbird Fragrance Notes

Apple, cherry, citrus, lilac, muguet, plum, rose, violet leaf, honey, honeysuckle, mimosa, peony, tulip, ylang, amber, coumarin, cream, moss, musk, sandalwood, white woods

Hummingbird Sizes Available:

60ml $175

0.7ml sample

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Here's what other people are saying about Hummingbird...

I'm not head over heels for this one. For the first 5 minutes this is up in your face with ALL of the notes, not just the top notes. It then settles into a nice (but not me) mixture of honeysuckle, lilac, and cream. I like all of those notes and I can see a lot of people enjoying the soft creamy floral. It's just not an outstanding pick for me personally. I prefer Dragonfly (!!!), Bee, and Harvest Mouse most so far from the line. Sloth is pretty decent/different and I left a review for that. Medium projection. Longevity about 6 hours and then fades to a skin scent.

By Courtney - Concrete Queen from Atlanta on 2/7/2024

Very sweet honeysuckle forward scent! The fruits add a nice rich sweetness. Used my whole sample. Plan to purchase around spring!

By Marie Beene - Csr from Okc on 10/30/2023

I got a lot of fruits and florals in this perfume (stronger on the fruit) and I think this is definitely one of the less "weird" or challenging perfumes from the house. However, I just haven't really fallen in love with it. It's a pleasant scent and not overly potent, but (and I hate saying this) it just makes me think of fruity dryer sheets. I'll use up the little sample I have, but no plans to buy a bottle.

By Jen - Accountant from Albany on 8/11/2023

Of all ZOOLOGIST fragrances, this is my ABSOLUTE favorite. It's a truly lovely fresh floral. Every bit of spring.

By Robynne - Home Nurse from New England on 7/15/2023

I've been looking for a honeysuckle forward scent, and this is it! Growing up, we had a fence full of honeysuckle, and Hummingbird brought back that nostalgia for me. The opening is a blast of honeysuckle with some other florals in the background. It lasts forever, and becomes a warm laundry scent on the way down. It reminded me of a laidback Saturday afternoon, folding laundry outside with the sun shining bright. However, it can lean a bit strong, so just be careful of your sprays.

By Laurel - Grad Student from the South on 3/23/2022

Honeysuckle, honeysuckle, honeysuckle! It's highly realistic, youthful, and pretty to smell. HOWEVER, this was also the fragrance that convinced me that I am just not a woman that enjoys most strictly-florals on herself! Also be aware that my husband smelt something completely different on the sillage; at a few feet's distance, he could smell the perfume, but he described it as cloying "grape cough syrup." He could only smell the florals when his nose was close to my wrist! On the right person with favorable body chemistry, this would be absolutely gorgeous.

By Larissa - Homemaker from Woodstown, NJ on 12/31/2020

Look, if you're looking for a honeysuckle fragrance, this is it. It's cloying but not too, sweet but not sickly, youthful but not childish.

By Anonisme - Business from Boston on 11/9/2020

I wanted to love this since I do love fruit and florals, but maybe it's a fruity floral for people who DON'T love them? it's perfectly nice but nothing special on me. I get a ton of honeysuckle that waxes and wanes around the threshold of cloying, then dries down to a gentle but unremarkable musk. Glad I tried but not worth a full bottle for me.

By Anonisme - Business from Boston on 10/26/2020

Wow. Pretty. Floral. Soft. Femmine.

By R. Anne Heller - Lab Tech from New England on 12/10/2019

More feminine than most of the Zoologists tried so far (and I'm working my way through them, deciding on the full bottle choice). Definitely primarily floral, not fruity, green, woody or spicy. The honey notes are noticeable, too. Light, seamlessly blended bouquet...can't name the specifics, no one flower stands out...pleasant, rather modest projection, no screamer but lasts. Feels like a warm mid spring day in bloom. Makes you smile. A rare floral quiet enough for the office, too.

By Danny - Writer from Spokane on 5/10/2019

This fragrance is simply a beautiful blend of floral radiance. It's so easy to wear, without offense to anyone, and is both lighthearted and sophisticated in style. The quality of the process that produces this lovely gift to women everywhere.is unquestionable.

By Kate - retired from RIVERSIDE on 4/1/2019

This fragrance is just plain pretty - and, as I attempt to describe it's personality, I find it is both gamine and elegant in equal measure. This fragrance is light without vaporizing in the first minute after it is applied. Nor is it overbearing;, it is complex without being inscrutable. Dedicated to the female in our midst.. Most enjoyable to wear.

By Kate - retired attorney from RIVERSIDE on 3/27/2019

After trying a small sample of this I ordered a travel size. Normally, I am not a floral perfume type of person. I wear a lot of Tam Dao and a few Diptique more woody fragrances but, this one is different. The florals and fruit here are so genuine. The way this perfume projects is middle of the road but, what a lovely projection it is! This is full bottle worthy but, I travel a lot so went for the smaller size. Another reason I went for the smaller size is that though this is a Canadian company based in Toronto, they are charging Canadians in U.S. dollars for this perfume which I find highly objectionable. For that reason I almost didn't order at all however, Hummingbird wouldn't allow me to take that stand. Yes, it's that lovely!

By Ruth - International Student Coordinator from Kingston, Ontario on 7/6/2018

A Beautiful Place in Time. Perfumes are rarely successful in achieving such an authentic perspective. There is no trying here, only Being there.

By Nyoka - Artist from Huntington on 6/2/2018

Absolutely beautiful fragrance. It is a well done sweet perfume without smelling like cheap candy or teenage. It smells so natural like fresh ripe just sliced open fruit sitting next to fragrant flowers placed outside on a sunny day. Just plain gorgeous. If you are into fruity sweet floral scents, definitely get a sample.

By Elle - CS from NJ on 3/11/2018

I just purchased a whole bottle of this and Nightingale after having purchased a whole set of samples from Zoology. I had to order off the Zoology website because lucky scent did not have it and I wanted to sample the whole line. Hummingbird reminds me of a what it smells like on my late evening jog in the Spring when the honeysuckle are in full bloom after a rain. Hard not to like. It's so sophisticated for such a sweet scent. When you read the notes my first thought was this is going to be too sweet but it isn't. It's gorgeous. Love Zoologist for being different.

By lizzie - dental administrative coordinator from Yountville on 2/28/2018

Absolutely succulent. The cherries and pears are toothsome, and the flower notes, especially the lilac, make them drip. I would not call this a true floral, as the fruit notes play on an equal level with the flowers; it's a perfect balance between the two. I will be buying a fb.

By Heather - Retail Manager from Cleveland on 6/6/2017

Having just reviewed Zoologist's Bat, (it wasn't a pretty review nor a pretty scent), Hummingbird is delectable, scrumptious, heady, feminine, and everything I would want to wrap myself in. It's an uber floral but not candy sweet. nor does it have harsh notes. It has that thick, humid, lazy quality about it. Good god, this is yummy - and fun!

By Alicia - ORM Specialist from Chippewa Falls on 4/17/2017

This is sooooooo pretty......I sampled and will be buying a bottle. Very good price point for a very wearable fragrance.

By Cathleen Newsham - Artist from New York on 2/27/2017

Hummingbird is indeed delicious, mouthwatering, everything in the above description. I have tried a few samples of Zoologist Perfumes recently and...... well the man is a genius. What a concept and the perfumes are stellar. I have a fondness for the "Spirit Animal" tradition.. that one has animal "helpers" to aid and strengthen a persons path in life... Hummingbird represents joy! And yes it delivers! Awesome scent, a MUST try!

By Perfume Pharmer - Herbalist, Beekeeper from Oak Bluffs on 2/12/2017

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