Purple-throated woodstar
| Purple-throated woodstar | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Philodice |
| Species: | P. mitchellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Philodice mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847)
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliphlox mitchellii | |
The purple-throated woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird, and it is one of two Philodice species. The species is found in Colombia and Ecuador, and a minor localized population in Panama, 600 km from its main species distribution.
female/immature
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Calliphlox mitchellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Philodice
- Birds of the Colombian Andes
- Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes
- Hummingbird species of South America
- Birds described in 1847
- Taxa named by Jules Bourcier
- Hummingbird stubs