Amethyst Woodstar
Calliphlox amethystina(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Amethyst Woodstar
The Amethyst Woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: widespread tropical South America to northeastern Argentina and southern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Calliphlox amethystina
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Amethyst Woodstar
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus amethystinus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 672, f. 1.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.41
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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