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title: "Cinnamon Hummingbird"
description: "Amazilia rutila — Birds. The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a species of hummingbird (named for its brilliant brown gold color) in the tribe of the 'emeralds', Trochilini (subfamily Trochilinae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cinnamon-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cinnamon Hummingbird

> Amazilia rutila — Birds. The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a species of hummingbird (named for its brilliant brown gold color) in the tribe of the 'emeralds', Trochilini (subfamily Trochilinae).

- Scientific name: *Amazilia rutila*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8403
- Wikidata: [Q204066](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204066)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5758](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5758)

## Names

- en: Cinnamon Hummingbird
- de: Zimtbauchamazilie
- es: Colibrí Canelo
- fr: Ariane cannelle
- pl: Szmaragdzik cynamonowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (5535), CR (603), SV (490), HN (419), NI (294), BZ (182), GT (141)

## Summary

The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a species of hummingbird (named for its brilliant brown gold color) in the tribe of the 'emeralds', Trochilini (subfamily Trochilinae). Currently, four regional subspecies are recognized. 
Cinnamon hummingbirds are typically found at or just slightly above sea level, often inhabiting coastal and lowland areas, as well as further inland in warmer locations in the southern parts of their range. They are predominantly found along the Pacific western coast of México and south through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They are also found in Belize…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_hummingbird

## Photo

![Cinnamon Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cinnamon-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Phillip Salzinger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320924586

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cinnamon-hummingbird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).