Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Status: Common Resident
Size: Small/medium-sized Hummingbird (9 - 10 cm)
IUCN Red-List Status: Least Concern
Stratum: Understory, Mid Canopy
Life Zone(s): North Pacific Lowlands, South Pacific Lowlands, Caribbean Lowlands
TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Amazilia tzacatl
@ El Toucanet Lodge, San José Province, Costa Rica
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) is a handsome, small/medium-size hummingbird of humid tropical lowlands. Favors forest edge, second growth, gardens in some areas. Feeds low to high and often comes to feeders. Can be difficult to distinguish from Buff-bellied Hummingbird, which favors drier habitats. Rufous-tailed has a dingier, grayish belly and more extensive rusty on the tail, which lacks the distinct fork often shown by Buff-bellied’s tail. Also compare Cinnamon Hummingbird.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Distribution Map (from eBird)
PHOTO GALLERY
@ Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
@ Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize
@ Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize
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*Some of this website's species' photos (all taken by me) may have been taken in other nearby countries.