Rufous-tailed Hummingbird approaching Firebush flowers
Amazilia tzacatl
(Rufous-tailed Hummingbird / Amazilia de cola rufa)
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird. It has a distinctly rufous-colored tail, from which its named is derived, and a bright pink bill. Like other hummingbirds, it feeds on nectar and small insects. It can be highly territorial over feeding areas.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is perhaps the most common species of hummingbird at forest edge and in gardens and cultivated areas from southern Mexico south to northwestern South America.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird approaching Firebush flowers
Amazilia tzacatl
(Rufous-tailed Hummingbird / Amazilia de cola rufa)
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird. It has a distinctly rufous-colored tail, from which its named is derived, and a bright pink bill. Like other hummingbirds, it feeds on nectar and small insects. It can be highly territorial over feeding areas.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is perhaps the most common species of hummingbird at forest edge and in gardens and cultivated areas from southern Mexico south to northwestern South America.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...