Swallow-tailed hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

The Swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a bird found in Brazil. Gardens and woods across South America. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Eupetomena macroura
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Swallow-tailed hummingbird lives

Gardens and woods across South America.

🍽️ 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 has a forked tail and fiercely chases birds from its flowers.

Hear the Swallow-tailed hummingbird

Recorded by Ricardo José Mitidieri (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC953336. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Swallow-tailed hummingbird

Where does the Swallow-tailed hummingbird live?

The Swallow-tailed hummingbird lives in Brazil. Gardens and woods across South America.

What does the Swallow-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 Swallow-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.