Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 1,045 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

August has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

Amazilia tzacatl

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusAmazilia
SpeciesAmazilia tzacatl (Rufous-tailed Hummingbird)

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

1,045 Verified sightings at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026

59,757 Verified sightings across all 51 parks From 2019 to 2026

August Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

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.

The rufous-tailed hummingbird was formally described in 1833 by the Mexican naturalist Pablo de La Llave. He placed it in the genus Trochlilus and coined the binomial name Trochilus tzacatl. The rufous-tailed hummingbird is now placed in the genus Amazilia and was introduced in 1843 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The genus name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou. The specific epithet is from Aztec mythology: Tzacatl was a warrior chief.

The rufous-tailed hummingbird has these five recognized subspecies: A. t. tzacatl (La Llave, 1833) A. t. handleyi Wetmore, 1963 A. t. fuscicaudata (Fraser, 1840) A. t. brehmi Weller & Schuchmann, 1999 A. t. jucunda (Heine, 1863)

A. t. handleyi was originally described as a separate species, the Escudo hummingbird. At least one author treated the rufous-tailed hummingbird and the chestnut-bellied hummingbird (Saucerottia... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Amazilia rutila

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Amazilia yucatanensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phaethornis striigularis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phaethornis longirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chlorestes candida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Florisuga mellivora

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phaeochroa cuvierii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Campylopterus hemileucurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Saucerottia cyanocephala

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Heliothryx barroti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Archilochus colubris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anthracothorax prevostii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
3	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~70%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~70%
5	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~70%
6	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
7	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~60%
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~60%
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
10	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~60%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
14	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
15	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
16	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
17	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
18	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
19	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
20	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
21	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
23	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
25	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
26	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
28	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
29	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
30	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
32	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
33	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
34	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
35	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
36	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
37	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
38	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
39	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
40	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
41	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
42	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
43	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
44	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
51	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 1,045 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

August has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

About the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Recent sightings of Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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