Red-billed streamertail
Trochilus polytmus Linnaeus, 1758
The red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.6 g to 5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the red-billed streamertail
- Weight
- 4.6 g – 5 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
Where does the red-billed streamertail live?
Not recorded
What is the red-billed streamertail?
The red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus), also known as the doctor bird, or swallow tail hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Jamaica and is the national bird of the country.
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Is the red-billed streamertail endangered?
The red-billed streamertail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the red-billed streamertail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusTrochilus
- SpeciesTrochilus polytmus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Aithurus taylori, Trochilus polytmus polytmus
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Doctor birdEnglish
- StreamertailEnglish
- Streamertail (red-billed)English
- colibrí cua-de-cinta bec-roigCatalan
- kolibřík červenozobýCzech
- sïedn cynffonrhubanWelsh
- Rødnæbbet VimpelhaleDanish
- Jamaika-KolibriGerman
- Rotschnabel-JamaikasylpheGerman
- WimpelschwanzGerman
- ruĝbeka kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí portacintasSpanish
- Colibrí portacintas piquirrojoSpanish
- jamaikanpyrstökolibriFinnish
- Ariane à tête noireFrench
- Colibri à tête noireFrench
- crvenokljuni kolibrićCroatian
- piroscsőrű szalagoskolibriHungarian
- Vessillario beccorossoItalian
- フキナガシハチドリJapanese
- Scissors TailJamaican Creole English
- raudonsnapis vėliavuodegis kolibrisLithuanian
- strimmelstjertNorwegian Bokmål
- WimpelstaartkolibrieDutch
- rødnebbstrimmelstjertNorwegian
- koliber czarnogłowyPolish
- beija-flor-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
- beija-flor-serpentina-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
- colibri-rabilongo-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
- Вымпелохвостый колибриRussian
- Красноклювый вымпелохвостRussian
- kolibrík červenozobýSlovak
- Rödnäbbad fladderstjärtSwedish
- rödnäbbad vimpelkolibriSwedish
- Jamaika Kırmızı Gagalı KolibrisiTurkish
- Вимпелохвостий колібріUkrainian
- колібрі вимпелохвостийUkrainian
- 紅嘴綬帶蜂鳥Chinese
- 紅嘴長尾蜂鳥Chinese
- 红嘴长尾蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the red-billed streamertail
Other species in the same genus Trochilus.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-billed streamertail?
An adult red-billed streamertail weighs 4.6 g – 5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-billed streamertail endangered?
The red-billed streamertail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the red-billed streamertail?
The red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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