Cinnamon Hummingbird

Amazilia rutile


eBird describes the Cinnamon Hummingbird like this:  Striking, medium-size hummingbird of dry tropical lowlands. Favors scrubby woodland and edge, gardens, semi-open areas with flowering trees. Wholly cinnamon-colored underparts distinctive; also note the bright red bill, tipped black (red less extensive on immatures). If seen only from behind, can be confused with Buff-bellied and Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds, both of which show a green throat and chest when seen from the side or front.

I saw my first Cinnamon Hummingbird on the evening of November 19, 2024, in front of the Fort George Hotel in Belize City, Belize.  When Eduardo (our guide at Lamanai Outpost Lodge) dropped us off at the hotel, he pointed out some bushes with large red flowers directly across from the hotel, and stated that Cinnamon Hummingbirds frequented these bushes.  After I checked in, I went back downstairs and sat near the bushes, and, in short order, saw several Cinnamon Hummingbirds feeding at the bushes.  Below are a few of the photos I took that evening. 

CINNAMON HUMMINGBIRD -- IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE THE IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE BILL.
ANOTHER CINNAMON HUMMINGBIRD. PROBABLY AN IMMATURE, SINCE THE BILL IS NOT BRIGHT RED.
FINAL SHOT OF A CINNAMON HUMMINGBIRD IN BELIZE CITY.