Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina), female
Cocalzinho de Goiás, GO, Brazil.
The species is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Under 3 grams in weight, this is one of the smallest birds known.
Females are slightly larger but they lack the iridescent ruby throat and the fork tail of males.
Its wing beats have been measured at 80 per second for the male and 70 per second for the female giving her a slightly lower humming note.
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Genus: Calliphlox F. Boie, 1831
Species: C. amethystina Boddaert, 1783
Binomial name: Calliphlox amethystina
Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina), female
Cocalzinho de Goiás, GO, Brazil.
The species is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Under 3 grams in weight, this is one of the smallest birds known.
Females are slightly larger but they lack the iridescent ruby throat and the fork tail of males.
Its wing beats have been measured at 80 per second for the male and 70 per second for the female giving her a slightly lower humming note.
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Genus: Calliphlox F. Boie, 1831
Species: C. amethystina Boddaert, 1783
Binomial name: Calliphlox amethystina