Rufous-tailed hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

The Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) is a bird found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Belize, Panama and Ecuador. Gardens and woods from Mexico to Colombia. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Amazilia tzacatl
Region	North America
Found in	Costa Rica, Colombia, Belize, Panama and Ecuador

🏡 Where the Rufous-tailed hummingbird lives

Gardens and woods from Mexico to Colombia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar90%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It is one of the most common hummingbirds in Central America.

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Recorded by Paul Driver (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC955334. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Rufous-tailed hummingbird

Where does the Rufous-tailed hummingbird live?

The Rufous-tailed hummingbird lives in Costa Rica, Colombia, Belize, Panama and Ecuador. Gardens and woods from Mexico to Colombia.

What does the Rufous-tailed hummingbird eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Rufous-tailed hummingbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.