Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina), female

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

 

Feeding on Lippia lacunosa Mart. & Schauer.

 

This tiny bird is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.

 

The 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.

 

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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