- Amethyst Woodstar
Taxobox
name = Amethyst Woodstar
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Apodiformes
familia =Trochilidae
genus = "Calliphlox "
species = "C. amethystina"
binomial = "Calliphlox amethystina"
binomial_authority = Boddaert, 1783
synonyms = The Amethyst Woodstar ("Calliphlox amethystina") is a species ofhummingbird in theTrochilidae family.It is found in most of central, and easternSouth America proper, inArgentina ,Bolivia ,Brazil ,Colombia ,Ecuador ,French Guiana ,Guyana ,Suriname -(theGuianas ),Paraguay ,Peru , andVenezuela . The bird's range surrounds the Amazon countries into theAndes foothills and higher elevations of upstream river systems, but is not along theAmazon River proper in the centralAmazon Basin , or the central upper Basin; it is in Brazil at the river's outlet, and upstream for about 500 km.The Amazon Woodstar's natural
habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s and subtropical or tropical moistmontane s.References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48455/all Calliphlox amethystina] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3278 Amethyst Woodstar videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?VIREO_SESSION_ID=94c28e4bcf614e3d53ce0cd653e31dfe&Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=amethyst+woodstar&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=25 Amethyst Woodstar photo gallery] VIREO [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Calliphlox+amethystina Photo-High Res]
* [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/calame5006.jpgPhoto-High Res-(Close-up)] ; [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/amethystwoodstar.html Article & synopsis] arthurgrosset [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/calame5010.jpgPhoto no. 2 of 3]
* [http://www.ib.usp.br/ceo/images/calame.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.ib.usp.br/ceo/imag_sons/fvtrochil.htm Article] ib.usp.br–"Trochilidae"
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