Rufous-shafted Woodstar - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Luis R
Sanare, Parque Nacional Yacambu, Estado Lara, Venezuela, June 2013

Chaetocercus jourdanii

Identification

7 cm, bill 1,3 cm
Male with gorget rosy magenta or purple, bordered below by white pectoral band.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• C. j. jourdanii:

• Mountains of north-eastern Venezuela (Cumaná); winters to Trinidad

• C. j. rosae:

• Mountains of northern Venezuela (Zulia to Distrito Federal)

• C. j. andinus:

• Andes of north-eastern Colombia to western Venezuela (Lara to Táchira)

Habitat

Humid and wet forest, flower gardens. Observed at heights around 900 - 2500 m.

Behaviour

Flight

Looks like a bee in flight.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. BF member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-shafted Woodstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-shafted_Woodstar

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