Rufous Tailed Hummingbird
17 June 2010 12:04 Filed in: Trochilidae Hummingbirds Panama Canopy Tower Soberania National Park Canopy Lodge El Valle Chiriqui Cerro Azul Pipeline Road
Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Rufous Tailed Hummingbird
Latin: Amazilia tzacatl
Other: Amazilia de Cola Rufa (Es)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela
The Rufous Tailed Hummingbird was perhaps the most widespread hummingbird seen on my trip to Panama. Similar to the Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, but only the tail is rufous, not the back. And only the lower part of the underside is white or grey. Underside of bill is mostly pinkish red.
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