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Little Woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus)

About Little Woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
  • Family: Hummingbirds

The little woodstar, called estrellita chica in South America, is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2006-12-19

    Puerto Quito, Ecuador
    my best guess... these are hard to identify