Hummingbirds

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Avocettula recurvirostris

The Fiery-tailed Awlbill (Avocettula recurvirostris) is a 4.2 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

4.2 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, GF, Ecuador.

Where to see it: Rio Cristalino · listas históricas (Brazil); Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy Walkway (Guyana); Surama EcoLodge (Guyana); Roche Corail (French Guiana); Fredberg · Zintete Lodge (Suriname).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist