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White-bellied Woodstar

Chaetocercus mulsant

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernNectarForestCup nestTiny · 4 g
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant), photo 1
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant), photo 2
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant), photo 3
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant), photo 4
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0

What the White-bellied Woodstar sounds like

Sonogram of the White-bellied Woodstar: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Hum · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the White-bellied Woodstar: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Hum · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the White-bellied Woodstar: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Hum · Zamora-Chinchipe: camp on Ventanilla-Christopher Parson trail, Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The white-bellied woodstar is about 8.5 cm (3.3 in) long and weighs about 3.8 to 4 g (0.13 to 0.14 oz). Both sexes have a straightish black bill. The male's upperparts are dark bluish green which continues onto the flanks. A downcurving white line behind the eye meets the white upper breast. Its gorget is iridescent reddish violet. The belly is white as are patches on the flanks. The forked tail is bluish green and its outermost feathers are shafts with no vanes. The female is bronzy green above. It has a grayish "mask" and a buff stripe behind the eye. Voice: The white-bellied woodstar's calls include "a rather low-pitched 'djup' note and higher-pitched dull 'chip'."

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the White-bellied Woodstar

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-bellied Woodstar

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia

About the White-bellied Woodstar

The white-bellied woodstar is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Gorgeted Woodstar (Chaetocercus heliodor) Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodorThe gorgeted woodstar is 5.8 to 6.4 cm (2.3 to 2.5 in) long. Santa Marta Woodstar (Chaetocercus astreans) Santa Marta WoodstarChaetocercus astreansThe Santa Marta woodstar is about 7 cm (2.8 in) long. Little Woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus) Little WoodstarChaetocercus bombusThe little woodstar is 6 to 7 cm (2.4 to 2.8 in) long.

Side by side: Gorgeted Woodstar vs White-bellied Woodstar

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