Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl. Photographs courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California, taken in the coastal region of Costa Rica, February 2016.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl. Photograph taken within the greater Quito, Ecuador area, Quito, Ecuador, February 2020. Photograph and identification courtesy of David F Smith, Alamos, Sonora.

The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, is a member of the Trochididae Family of Hummingbirds. They are small in stature. In Mexico they have a limited distribution being found within the Atlantic Slope from Veracruz to Belize in the States of Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo at elevations below 1,850 m (6,070 feet). From a conservation perspective the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is currently considered to be of Least Concern with stable, widely distributed populations. They are found along forest edges and in gardens in humid environments. They primarily consume nectar with their diet supplemented with small insects.