Copper-rumped Hummingbird

The Copper-rumped Hummingbird, Amazilia tobaci, sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a small bird that breeds in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and has occurred as a vagrant on Grenada. It is a seasonal migrant in parts of Venezuela.

The Copper-rumped Hummingbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Copper-rumped Hummingbird, Amazilia tobaci, sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a small bird that breeds in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and has occurred as a vagrant on Grenada. It is a seasonal migrant in parts of Venezuela. This hummingbird inhabits open country, gardens and cultivation. The female Copper-rumped Hummingbird lays its eggs in a tiny cup nest on a low branch, or sometimes wires or clotheslines. More

female Copper-rumped Hummingbird lays its eggs in a tiny cup nest on a low branch, or sometimes wires or clotheslines. Incubation takes 16-17 days, and fledging another 19-23, and there may be up to three broods in a season. It is the predominant species of hummingbird in Trinidad and Tobago. The Copper-rumped Hummingbird is 8.6 cm long and weighs 4.7 g. The bill is fairly long, straight and mostly black with some pink on the lower mandible. More

The Copper-rumped Hummingbird is iridescent green with a copper - bronze lower back and has white tufts at the thighs, and a straight bill. Both sexes being similar. It is an aggressive Hummingbird and will chase off any other Hummingbird from it More

pictureThe Copper-rumped Hummingbird is 8.6 cm long and weighs 4.7 g. The bill is fairly long, straight and mostly black with some pink on the lower mandible. The adult has copper-green upperparts, becoming copper-bronze on the rump. The head and underparts are bright green, the thighs are white and the tail and legs are black. The sexes are similar. The subspecies which breeds in Trindad, A. t. erythronota, is smaller and has more bronzing on the upperparts than the nominate A. t. More

One of these is the Copper-rumped Hummingbird, a resident of tropical islands. Like all hummingbirds, the Copper-rumped Hummingbird is known for its agility in flight and minute size. The hummingbird is also known for its long bill which enables it to reach deep inside a flower to sip nectar or to pluck tiny insects from deep in the recesses of the flower. To aid in its flower sipping, it can fly both forwards and backwards, a feat not duplicated by any other bird. More