Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Amazilia
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
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 - Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
 - Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Rufous-tailed)
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl

Sarah K. Reich
Version: 1.0 — Published July 15, 2010

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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.

Distribution of the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Recommended Citation

Reich, S. K. (2010). Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.rtlhum.01
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