Brazilian ruby

Weight

7.9 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Nectarivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

2src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Aerialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The brazilian ruby is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderApodiformes
5. familyTrochilidae
6. genusClytolaema
7. SpeciesClytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Calothorax rubineus, Clytolaema rubinea, Clytoloema rubinea, Heliodoxa rubinea, Heliodoxa rubricauda, Heliomaster rubineus, Mellisuga rubinea, Ornismya rubinea, Trochilus obscurus, Trochilus rubineus, Trochilus rubinus, Trochilus rubricauda, Trochilus ruficaudatus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

NT, Near Threatened

Bee hummingbird

Mellisuga helenae

Trochilidae

LC, Least Concern

Anna's hummingbird

Calypte anna

Trochilidae

LC, Least Concern

Southern giant hummingbird

Patagona gigas

Trochilidae

LC, Least Concern

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Trochilidae

LC, Least Concern

Sword-billed hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

Trochilidae

NT, Near Threatened

Rufous hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

Trochilidae

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@misc{brazilian_ruby_2026,
  title = {Brazilian ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brazilian-ruby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}