Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

9 gWeight

The swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a species in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae), found mainly in east-central South America.

Busiest months: July–August and October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird has been recorded at 144 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Niterói – IcaraíBrazil2,147 records
Carapicuíba – Condomínio Palos VerdesBrazil1,286 records
Jardín de PicafloresArgentina1,284 records

More places

Instituto Gremar – Praia do TomboBrazil1,020 records
Parque Ecológico do TietêBrazil914 records
Guaraú – Pousada Birdwatching Samambaia AzulBrazil885 records
Reserva Ecológica de GuapiaçuBrazil836 records
Santo André – Parque CentralBrazil822 records
Rio Claro – Campus da UNESPBrazil811 records
Peruíbe – Mochileiros Pousada e Observação de avesBrazil764 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Argentina Peru Bolivia Paraguay

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

About

The swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a species in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae), found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries. Its common name and specific epithet (which means "large-tailed") both refer to the long, deeply forked, somewhat swallow-like tail.

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