Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
15 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Forest, woodland, savanna-like habitats, rural gardens, parks, plantations. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A mid to high-pitched, nasal 'tjiw', in a slow or hurried series, uttered in flight.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) [XC438774]
by Caio Brito from Botumirim, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call)

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) [XC42661]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Inhotim, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (call)

Nest
Cup-shaped covered in lichen and moss, bound together with spiders web, lined with soft plant fibers, placed on a horizontal twig of a small tree usually below 3 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white. Incubation: 15 - 16 days; by female only. Often two broods in a season.

Young
Fledge in 22 - 24 days.

Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

macroura (Gmelin, 1788) - Guianas; Amap�, northern and southern Par�, Mato Grosso, south-western Goi�s and Minas Gerais, S�o Paulo, Santa Catarina and Paran� states in Brazil; Paraguay.
hirundo Gould, 1875 - Eastern Peru.
simoni Hellmayr, 1929 - North-eastern Brazil from southern Maranh�o, Piau�, Cear�, Pernambuco and Bahia to central Goi�s and Minas Gerais.
boliviana (Zimmer, 1950) - Savanna of north-western Bolivia (Beni).
cyanoviridis Grantsau, 1988 - Serra do Mar in southern S�o Paulo state.

Similar Species
Male Violet-capped Woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) - 10 files

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