Asa Wright Centre

Sightings
Copper-rumped Hummingbird was one of the most common visitors to the feeders and flowers around the verandah at the Asa Wright Centre in Trinidad. This bird was perched very close to the verandah of the visitor centre in the late afternoon following a heavy storm and was looking rather cold.

Species
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Amazilia tobaci inhabits open country, gardens and cultivation. There are seven subspecies of which A. t. erythronotos is found in Trinidad and A. t. tobaci is found in Tobago. The subspecies which breeds in Trinidad is smaller and has more bronzing on the upperparts than the nominate A. t. tobaci of Tobago.

Status and Distribution
It is a species of least concern with an unknown population which breeds in a small range in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago. It is a very common resident and widespread on both Trinidad and Tobago.

References
BirdLife; Wikipedia; World Bird Names; Kenefick, M., Restall, R., and Hayes, F. (2015) Birds of Trinidad and Tobago, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 166.

Photograph
The photo was taken at very close range in early evening light at 1/500th of a second, f5.6 and ISO 2000.