Blue-tailed Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanura)
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Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanura (Gould, 1859)

3.9 gWeight

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-tailed Hummingbird has been recorded at 40 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. RNP Los Tarrales – sendero La RinconadaGuatemala728 records
  2. RNP Los TarralesGuatemala550 records
  3. RNP Los Tarrales – La IslaGuatemala319 records
More places
  1. RNP Los Tarrales – sendero a la playa y lagunaGuatemala300 records
  2. RNP Los Tarrales – sector VesubioGuatemala229 records
  3. Finca La GraciaGuatemala124 records
  4. RNP Los Tarrales – La CasonaGuatemala120 records
  5. Reserva El JaguarNicaragua112 records
  6. Reserva El Jaguar 13.238x-86.056 - jun. 1, 2016 9:17Nicaragua84 records
  7. Finca El Pilar – comederos de colibríesGuatemala82 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GuatemalaNicaraguaHondurasCosta Rica

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Blue-tailed Hummingbird?

The Blue-tailed Hummingbird weighs around 3.9 g.

Where does the Blue-tailed Hummingbird live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: southern Mexico to Costa Rica. It is most often recorded in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.

When is the best time to see the Blue-tailed Hummingbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Blue-tailed Hummingbird eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Blue-tailed Hummingbird in?

It belongs to the family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), order Apodiformes.

At a glance

Weight
3.9 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
54 mm
Tail
30 mm
Bill
22 mm
Tarsus
7 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America: southern Mexico to Costa Rica

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Saucerottia

Other birds in the genus Saucerottia

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

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