Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs trailing fig

Amazilia tzacatl compared with Ficus sagittata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	trailing fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Trochilidae	Moraceae
Genus	Amazilia	Ficus
Species	Amazilia tzacatl	Ficus sagittata

Conservation Status

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

trailing fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	trailing fig
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.

trailing fig

Habitat

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

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.