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Copper-tailed Hummingbird
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Copper-tailed Hummingbird

Saucerottia cupreicauda (Salvin & Godman, 1884)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCopper-tailed Hummingbird
DutchKoperstaartamazilia
SpanishAmazilia colicobriza
Chinese铜尾蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSaucerottia cupreicauda (Salvin & Godman, 1884)

About this species

The copper-tailed hummingbird (Saucerottia cupreicauda) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is native to the tepuis of Venezuela and nearby areas of Brazil and Guyana; it is a vagrant in French Guiana.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusSaucerottia

In Suriname

19Records in Suriname
2005First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini19

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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