Purple-throated woodstar
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Species: | C. mitchellii
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Calliphlox mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847)
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Philodice mitchellii |
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.
References
External links
- Purple-throated Woodstar videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Purple-throated Woodstar photo gallery VIREO
- Photo; Article mindobirds.com