Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
Sarah K. Reich
Version: 1.0 — Published July 15, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | colibrí amazília de Tzacatl |
Czech | kolibřík rezavoocasý |
Dutch | Roodstaartamazilia |
English | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird |
English (United States) | Rufous-tailed Hummingbird |
French | Ariane à ventre gris |
French (France) | Ariane à ventre gris |
German | Braunschwanzamazilie |
Japanese | ハイバラエメラルドハチドリ |
Norwegian | rusthalekolibri |
Polish | szmaragdzik brązowosterny |
Russian | Рыжехвостая амазилия |
Serbian | Riđorepi amazilija kolibri |
Slovak | kolibrík hrdzavochvostý |
Slovenian | Rjavorepi kolibri |
Spanish | Amazilia Tzacatl |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Rabirrufo |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Amazilia Colirrufa |
Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Cola Rufa |
Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Cola Canela |
Spanish (Panama) | Amazilia Colirrufa/de Escudo |
Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí de Cola Rufa |
Spanish (Spain) | Amazilia tzacatl |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Diamante Colirrufo |
Swedish | roststjärtad smaragd |
Turkish | Kızıl Kuyruklu Kolibri |
Ukrainian | Цакатл |
Introduction
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird. It has a distinctly rufous-colored tail, from which its named is derived, and a bright pink bill. Like other hummingbirds, it feeds on nectar and small insects. It can be highly territorial over feeding areas. The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is perhaps the most common species of hummingbird at forest edge and in gardens and cultivated areas from southern Mexico south to northwestern South America.