Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird Tilmatura dupontii
Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published July 5, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published July 5, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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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 |
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Introduction
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbirds are perhaps best identified by the white patch on each side of the rump. Males have long, forked tails which appear black with white bands when folded. Males also have blue or bluish purple throats, while females are cinnamon below. These medium sized hummingbirds are not often heard while foraging, but males sing a high thin song from open perches. When feeding on scattered flowers, their flight is slow like that of a bee, and wing beats even sound insect-like. Sparkling-tailed Hummingbirds inhabit humid and arid forest borders, brush-filled second growth, and scrub woodlands.