- Little Woodstar
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Little Woodstar Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Chaetocercus Species: C. bombus Binomial name Chaetocercus bombus
Gould, 1871Synonyms Acestrura bombus (Gould, 1871)
The Little Woodstar, Colibri Bourdon, ColibrÍ Abejorro, or Estrellita Chica (Chaetocercus bombus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is vulnerable to habitat loss. Reportedly, at 7.8 cm, it measures 8 mm longer than the closely related Gorgeted Woodstar and the Short-tailed Woodstar. However, other sources list this species as the world's smallest bird at 1.6 grams, a title normally held by the Bee Hummingbird (normally reported as 25 mm smaller than the Little Woodstar).[1] Other sources list a typical weigh of this species as 2.2 grams, marginally heavier than the Bee Hummingbird and the Vervain Hummingbird.[2]
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Chaetocercus bombus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
- ^ http://www.springerlink.com/content/p437w78688132559/
- ^ Wood, The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Pub Co Inc (1983), ISBN 978-0851122359.
External links
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Trochilidae
- Apodiformes stubs
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