Little Woodstar

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Little Woodstar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chaetocercus
Species: C. bombus
Binomial name
Chaetocercus bombus
Gould, 1871
Synonyms

Acestrura bombus (Gould, 1871)

The Little Woodstar, Colibri Bourdon, ColibrÍ Abejorro, or Estrellita Chica (Chaetocercus bombus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is vulnerable to habitat loss.

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