Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macrourus

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Common Swallowtail, Brazilian Swallowtail, Cayenne Forktailed Hummingbird
Old scientific name(s): Eupetomena macroura, Eupetomena macroura, Campylopterus macrourus

Photographs

São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Near Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug 16, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Ne., sc. and s. tropical South America;
Two populations;
(1) Guyana, Surniman, Guiana, n., c. and se. Brazil (Amapa and Para and a separate population in Mato Grosso, Goias and Minas Gerais to Sao Paulo) to Paraguay.
(2) Ne. Brazil (s. Maranhao, Piaui, Ceara, Pernambuco and Bahia (Salvador and Chapada Diamantina) to c. Goias and c. Minas Gerais).
(3) Se. Brazil (Serra do Mar in s. Sao Paulo).
(4) Se. Peru (Huiro) and ne. Bolivia(?).
(5) Nw. Bolivia (Beni).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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