Purple-throated woodstar
The purple-throated woodstar (Calliphlox mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird, and it is one of the four Calliphlox species, the woodstars. The species is found in Colombia and Ecuador, and a minor localized population in Panama, 600 km from its main species distribution.
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| Purple-throated woodstar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Calliphlox |
| Species: | C. mitchellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliphlox mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Philodice mitchellii | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Calliphlox mitchellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Purple-throated Woodstar videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Purple-throated Woodstar photo gallery VIREO
- Photo; Article mindobirds.com
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