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- Nesophlox lyrura
Calliphlox lyrura
Identification
Distribution
Endemic to Great Inagua Island in the southern Bahamas.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Bahama Woodstar.
Habitat
It utilizes a habitat consisting of gardens, scrub, woodlands, forest edges and mixed pine forest.
Behaviour
Diet
It takes nectar at a wide variety of flowers, including many common subtropical plants such as lantana, porterweed, pentas and century plant.
Breeding
Males perform a bouncing shuttle display with tail and gorget extended, accelerating toward the end followed by a rush toward the female before darting away. The nest is a cup of soft plant down and spider silk, camouflaged with bits of bark and other plant parts. Nesting year round.
Vocalisation
The wings and tail make a "rustling" sound during the male's shuttle flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Hummingbirds of North America, Sheri Wiliamson
- Birds of the West Indies, Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith, Janis Raffaele
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Inagua Woodstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Inagua_Woodstar
