🔍 Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird | Amazilia tzacatl 🪶
📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 “As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on.” – Leslie Marmon Silko –
Also Known as:
Little Sparrow (known locally in Costa Rica)
Size:
Length: 10 cm
Wingspan: 11.4 cm
Weight: 5.2 – 5.7 g
Coloration:
Males: predominantly green with a rufous-colored tail and a pink bill with a black tip.
Females: duller green upperparts, a more pronounced rufous wash on their flanks, and often a more prominent rufous patch in their tail.
Life Span
3 – 5 years
