Listen to the Rufous-tailed hummingbird
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About the Rufous-tailed hummingbird
The Rufous-tailed hummingbird is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1 g.
What does the Rufous-tailed hummingbird sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as feeding call and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) is a medium-sized hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from east-central Mexico through Central America and Colombia into Ecuador and Venezuela.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Rufous-tailed hummingbird sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Rufous-tailed hummingbird on this page, including its feeding call and call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Rufous-tailed hummingbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Rufous-tailed hummingbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Rufous-tailed hummingbird belong to?
The Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Feeding call · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q901824 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rufous-tailed hummingbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by http://www.birdphotos.com – CC BY 3.0