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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

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). Seen in Monteverde, Costa Rica.

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
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pamsai
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Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 31, 2013
Submitted on Sep 26, 2013

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