Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs sharp-wing monkey-flower

Amazilia tzacatl compared with Mimulus alatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	sharp-wing monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Trochilidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Amazilia	Mimulus
Species	Amazilia tzacatl	Mimulus alatus

Conservation Status

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

sharp-wing monkey-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	sharp-wing monkey-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

sharp-wing monkey-flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

One of the most common hummingbirds in Central America and northwestern South America, rufous-tailed hummingbirds are medium-sized with green upper parts and a diagnostic bright rufous-orange tail. Found from Mexico to Ecuador and Trinidad in a wide range of habitats including forest edges, gardens, plantations, and secondary growth from sea level to 2,100 meters. Aggressive territory defenders at feeders and flowering plants, they are frequently seen in gardens across their range. Listed as Least Concern.