Adult male © Kristof Zyskowski eBird S40635692 Macaulay Library ML 75799281
Adult male © Kristof Zyskowski
Female © Roger Ahlman
Immature male © Luisa Arndt
Female © Scott Olmstead
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Adult male © Stephen Davies

Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus

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Identification

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Tiny, bee-like hummingbird. Both sexes have white spots on sides of rump. Male has glittering magenta throat bordered by a pale buffy breast, neck sides, and stripe behind eye, and has a spiky tail. Female is pale rusty below, though whiter on the throat, neck, and eye stripe. Female is smaller than female White-bellied Woodstar, and is more extensively rusty on the belly. Inhabits both humid and deciduous forest, mainly in the Andes but also in coastal areas of Ecuador. Occasionally visits feeders.

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