Cinnamon Hummingbird
A species of Hummingbird Scientific name : Amazilia rutila Genus : Hummingbird
Cinnamon Hummingbird, A species of Hummingbird
Botanical name: Amazilia rutila
Genus: Hummingbird
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Description General Info
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Description
The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found from northwestern Mexico to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. A medium-sized hummingbird, the species measures about 10 cm (3.9 in) and weighs around 5 g (0.18 oz). The upperparts are metallic bronze green while the underparts cinnamon, paler on the chin and upper throat, the wings are dark. Bill is red with a black tip.
Size
10-11 cm (4-4.5 in)
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Cinnamon Hummingbird, a diet generalist, primarily feeds on nectar from a variety of flowers and supplements its diet with insects, exhibiting unique adaptations for hovering and precise flying to access food sources.
Habitat
The cinnamon Hummingbird typically inhabits a variety of woodland areas, often including deciduous and semideciduous forests, as well as thorn forests. This species is also known to thrive in secondary growth, which constitutes areas of vegetation regrowth following agricultural or other human activity. The cinnamon Hummingbird's habitat range extends across broad regions featuring these forested environments, where it can access the floral nectar that constitutes its primary food source.
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Bird Feeder Type
Nectar Feeder
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Hummingbird Species
Cinnamon Hummingbird