Amethyst Woodstar - BirdForum Opus

Calliphlox amethystina

Male
Photo by Carlos Henrique
Mogi-das-Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 2008

Identification

8.6 cm
Male - straight black bill, forked tail, amethyst throat, white band across the chest.
Female - whitish underparts with green spots on the throat and a short tail.

Distribution

Widespread throughout tropical South America to north-east Argentina and southern Brazil.

Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

One subspecies, Calliphlox orthura, is recognised by some authors^[2]

Female
Photo by Luiz
Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2006

Habitat

Forest edge and more open habitats, including caatinga etc. Visits garden feeders.

Behaviour

The diet includes nectar.

Immature
Photo by JWN Andrewes
Serra dos Tucanos, Brazil, October 2005

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Arthur Grosset

• Arthur Grosset's Birds
• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amethyst Woodstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amethyst_Woodstar

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