Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de Dupont |
| Czech | kalypta pruhoocasá |
| Dutch | Duponts Kolibrie |
| English | Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri zémès |
| French (France) | Colibri zémès |
| German | Blaukehl-Sternkolibri |
| Japanese | ムナジロエンビハチドリ |
| Norwegian | signalhalekolibri |
| Polish | ametystowczyk jaskółczy |
| Russian | Сверкающий искрохвост |
| Slovak | čmeľovec jagavochvostý |
| Spanish | Colibrí de Dupont |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Cola Pinta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Cola Pinta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí de Dupont |
| Swedish | glitterstjärtad skogsjuvel |
| Turkish | Işık Kuyruklu Ormanyıldızı |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі строкатохвостий |
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii
Version: 1.0 — Published July 5, 2013
Distribution
Distribution in the Americas
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird is occurst from Mexico south to northern Nicaragua (Howell and Webb 1995, Martínez-Sánchez and Will 2010). It occurs north to central Sinaloa and central Veracruz (Friedmann et al. 1950, Rosenberg and Rosenberg 1979, Howell and Webb 1995).
The elevational distribution of Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird is from 750-2500 m, although it occurs, locally and/or seasonally, at lower elevations, to almost sea level (Howell and Webb 1992, 1995).
Distribution outside the Americas
Endemic to the Americas.
Habitat
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird occurs at the edge of humid to semiarid pine-oak forest, in brushy second growth, and scrubby woods, often woods with oaks (Binford 1989, Howell and Webb 1995; see also Davis 1953). Schaldach (1963) described the habitat as "watered arroyos at the upper margin of the Tropical Deciduous Forest and in the lower edge of the Oak Woodland".
Historical changes
None reported.
Fossil history
None reported.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
