Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina), female

Parque Estadual dos Pireneus - Cocalzinho de Goiás, GO, Brazil.

 

Another gem of the Cerrado biome.

 

At 7.5 cm (3 in) and under 3 grams in weight, this is one of the smallest birds known.

 

The species is generally poorly understood due to its rarity and this has also made it difficult to set a concrete conservation status.

 

Known in Brazil as "estrelinha-ametista".

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

Subfamily: Trochilinae

Genus: Calliphlox F. Boie, 1831

Species: C. amethystina Boddaert, 1783

Binomial name: Calliphlox amethystina

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