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  1. Jens Thalund

    Unidentified (Calliphox) Woodstar sp at Camarones

    Selv go'morn Niels, I had thought of this, but felt it was more appropriate in the Colombia section, as it would target a rather narrow group of users with (hopefully) more knowledge of this group of birds. Looking through various field guides and online photos hasn't made me less confused, as...
  2. Jens Thalund

    Unidentified (Calliphox) Woodstar sp at Camarones

    No, you've got the right Camarones....and Woodstars are definately not part of the usual hummingbirds there. Whichever Woodstar it is, it's way off course, even if it is a Santa Marta Woodstar, which breeds maybe as little as 50-75 km away, but in a very different habitat. Jens
  3. Jens Thalund

    Unidentified (Calliphox) Woodstar sp at Camarones

    On 7 May 2019 I was birding the dry shrub near Camarones, on the Caribbean coast in Northern Colombia, when I noticed a small hummingbird perched in the top of a bush some 25 meters away. I quickly realised, that it was one of the Calliphlox Woodstars, in female/juvenile plumage, due to the...
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