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− | + | ;[[: Category:Chaetocercus|Chaetocercus]] bombus | |
+ | ''Acestrura bombus'' | ||
+ | [[Image:Little_Woodstar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by JSO<br>Location: Tandayapa Valley, [[Ecuador]]. ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
6-7 cm. Male has dark bronze blue-green upperparts and belly. Rosy gorget. Forked tail. Female similar upperparts, but underparts are cinnamon, with tawny sides and vent. Both sexes have a straight black bill. | 6-7 cm. Male has dark bronze blue-green upperparts and belly. Rosy gorget. Forked tail. Female similar upperparts, but underparts are cinnamon, with tawny sides and vent. Both sexes have a straight black bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Peru]] | + | [[Peru]] and [[Colombia]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a monotypic species. In the past, this species was placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Acestrura|Acestrura]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Humid evergreen forest. | Humid evergreen forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Woodstar+bombus}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chaetocercus]] |
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- Chaetocercus bombus
Acestrura bombus
Identification
6-7 cm. Male has dark bronze blue-green upperparts and belly. Rosy gorget. Forked tail. Female similar upperparts, but underparts are cinnamon, with tawny sides and vent. Both sexes have a straight black bill.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species. In the past, this species was placed in the genus Acestrura.
Habitat
Humid evergreen forest.