Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs yellow-stringybark

Amazilia tzacatl compared with Eucalyptus muelleriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	yellow-stringybark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Trochilidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Amazilia	Eucalyptus
Species	Amazilia tzacatl	Eucalyptus muelleriana

Conservation Status

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

yellow-stringybark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	yellow-stringybark
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.

yellow-stringybark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and South Africa.

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.