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| + | [[Image:Rufous-shafted Woodstar 01.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Sanare, Parque Nacional Yacambu, Estado Lara, [[Venezuela]], June 2013]] | ||
;[[:Category:Chaetocercus|Chaetocercus]] jourdanii | ;[[:Category:Chaetocercus|Chaetocercus]] jourdanii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 7 cm, bill 1,3 cm<br /> | ||
| + | Male with gorget rosy magenta or purple, bordered below by white pectoral band. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. j. jourdanii'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of north-eastern [[Venezuela]] (Cumaná); winters to [[Trinidad]] | ||
| + | *''C. j. rosae'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of northern Venezuela (Zulia to Distrito Federal) | ||
| + | *''C. j. andinus'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of north-eastern [[Colombia]] to western Venezuela (Lara to Táchira) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Humid and wet forest, flower gardens. Observed at heights around 900 - 2500 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Flight==== | |
| + | Looks like a bee in flight. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BF member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chaetocercus+jourdanii}} | {{GSearch|Chaetocercus+jourdanii}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chaetocercus]] |
Latest revision as of 21:01, 29 June 2013
- Chaetocercus jourdanii
Identification
7 cm, bill 1,3 cm
Male with gorget rosy magenta or purple, bordered below by white pectoral band.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. j. jourdanii:
- C. j. rosae:
- Mountains of northern Venezuela (Zulia to Distrito Federal)
- C. j. andinus:
- Andes of north-eastern Colombia to western Venezuela (Lara to Táchira)
Habitat
Humid and wet forest, flower gardens. Observed at heights around 900 - 2500 m.
Behaviour
Flight
Looks like a bee in flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- BF member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-shafted Woodstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-shafted_Woodstar
