Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl))

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Field Notes

Description:

The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) is a medium-sized hummingbird that breeds from east-central Mexico, through Central America and Colombia, east to western Venezuela and south through western Ecuador to near the border with Peru.

Habitat:

ts natural habitat is the shores of rivers, forests, jungles and vast boundaries of regions with scrub but can also be easily seen in open fields, plantations and gardens. This is a common to abundant bird of open country, river banks, woodland, scrub, forest edge, coffee plantations and gardens up to 1850 m (6000 ft). Seen in Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Reference Links:

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird | Project Noah

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