Species profile
Amethyst Woodstar
Calliphlox amethystina
Quick answer
Widespread trop. South America to ne Argentina and s Brazil
- Scientific name
- Calliphlox amethystina
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Calliphlox
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Trochilidae
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Amazilia cyanocephala (Amazilia cyanocephala)
- Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilis amazilia)
- Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis amethystinus)
- Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis)
- Andean Emerald (Uranomitra franciae)
- Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)