About the Rufous-shafted Woodstar
The rufous-shafted woodstar is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The rufous-shafted woodstar is 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) long. Both sexes of all subspecies have a straight black bill and white patches on their flank behind the wing. Males of the subspecies differ only in the color of their gorget: violet in the nominate, rosy crimson in C. j. rosae, and a less purple rosy in C. j. andinus. Females do not differ across the subspecies. Males have bottle green upperparts, a white breast, and a green belly. Their tail is deeply forked; the feathers are black with orange shafts. Females are bronzy green above and rufous below.
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Where the Rufous-shafted Woodstar lives
When to see the Rufous-shafted Woodstar
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschiAt only about 6 centimeters long, Esmeraldas woodstars are among the smallest species of hummingbird.
Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusThe little woodstar is 6 to 7 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in) long.
Santa Marta WoodstarChaetocercus astreansThe Santa Marta woodstar is about 7 cm (2.8 in) long.
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