- Philodice bryantae
Calliphlox bryantae
Identification
Male 9 cm (3½ in)
- Magenta throat
- White collar
- Green chest, flanks and back
- Rufous belly
- White rump patches
- Long, forked black-tipped tail
Female: 3 cm (1¼ in): lacks the male’s long tail
- Grey-buff throat
- Rufous tail sides
Immature birds similar to female, but paler below and with buff fringes to the upperparts plumage.
Distribution
Central America: found in the highlands of northern Costa Rica and western Panama.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Habitat
Various forest types; thinned woodland, secondary growth, forest borders, clearings and scrubby pastures.
Behaviour
Their diet consists of nectar taken from a variety of low-growing tree flowers, shrubs and herbs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Stiles, F.G. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Magenta-throated Woodstar (Philodice bryantae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.matwoo1.01
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Magenta-throated Woodstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Magenta-throated_Woodstar
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
