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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

Photo by pamsai
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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:

Its 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).

Species ID Suggestions

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

Comments (2)

thanks bayucca. A splash of sun was lighting up its neck feathers making it seem brighter than it seemed to the naked eye.
Looks in my eyes like Amazilia tzacatl. Please, verify. Depending on the light it might be looking quite different. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofer/4182091559/ http://www.masterfile.com/stock-photography/image/848-02847999/Rufous-tailed-Hummingbird-(Amazilia-tzacatl)-feeding-on-Hamelia-flowers-Costa-Rica http://jeffwendorff.com/2012/04/costa-rica-hummingbird-photography/ http://hummingbirdpics.blogspot.ch/2011/01/amazilia-tzacatl.html

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